Anna Sophia Holmstedt

Who was Anna Sophia Holmstedt?

Anna Sophia Holmstedt as married Anna Sophia Bleumortier, was a Swedish ballet dancer and translator.

Sophia Holmstedt belonged to the pioneer-troupe of Swedish ballet dancers employed at the Royal Swedish Ballet upon its foundation in Bollhuset 1773. At the age of fifteen she also debuted as a translator by translation of the French comedy play Slafhandlaren i Smirna by Nicolas Chamfort in with assistance of Olof Kexel from French to "an unusually beautiful and easy Swedish". The play was performed on the Stenborg theatre in Stockholm on Monday 24 October 1774 dedicated to king Gustav III of Sweden. Holmstedt was admired by her contemporarys and given the recognition of a "Literary woman". when Olof kexel founded the order of Par Bricole, the Sophia-day was chosen as its day in dedication to Sophia Holmstedt.