Anita Berber was Weimar Germany's decadent dancer extraordinaire. Berber influences our style of applying make up greatly for this project, as she lived during the Weimar period. Everybody knew about her being Berlin's most extraordinary Cabaret dancer.
By the age of 16, she had moved to Berlin and made her debut. By 1918 she was working in film, and she began dancing nude in 1919. Her drug addiction and her bisexual relationships were also a big topic of conversation in Weimar Berlin.
During my research I found a quote on the internet describing Anita Berber's physical appearance :
"She wore heavy dancer’s make-up, which on the black-and-white photos and films of the time came across as jet black lipstick painted across the heart-shaped part of her skinny lips, and charcoaled eyes."
Image Credit: Anita Berber | Cabaret Berlin. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.cabaret-berlin.com/?p=365. [Accessed 18 October 2014].
Anita's Legacy now revolves around a 1987 film by Rosa von Praunheim titled Anita - Tänze des Lasters centers around the life of Anita Berber.
References:
Anita Berber quote: Anita Berber | Cabaret Berlin. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.cabaret-berlin.com/?p=365. [Accessed 18 October 2014].
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