Desc: Birgit Åkesson - legendarisk koreograf: Directed by Birgitta Öhman. With Erik Bruhn, Marie Lindqvist, Birgit Åkesson, Margaretha Åsberg. Birgit Åkesson (1908-2001) was a Swedish a dancer, choreographer and dance researcher. She was one of the leading figures in European avant-garde dance.