Kathryn Karipides

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Kathryn Karipides is a choreographer, modern dancer, and professor who developed and later co-directed Case Western Reserve University's dance program. Karipides worked for ten years as choreographer and principal dancer for the Dance Theatre of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth. [1] She is a proponent of modern dance and believes in expressing "anatomical truths" through choreography and movement. [2]

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Early life

Kathryn Karipides was born in Canton, Ohio on February 29, 1934. [3] Growing up in Canton, Karipedes had little formal dance training, participating primarily in an intense and physical Greek dancing style prevalent in her native community. [2] It wasn't until she attended college at Miami University (Ohio) that Karipides began her formal dance education. In 1956, Karipides graduated from Miami University with a B.S. Degree in Physical Education. Upon graduation, Karipides began her career at the Flora Stone Mather College for Women, part of Western Reserve University, now Case Western Reserve University. Karipides grew its dance program from a physical education class program within its Theatre Department. [3]

Case Western Reserve University

First hired within the Flora Stone Mather College, Karipides initially started her career as a temporary professor in the women's physical education department. [4] Karipides was promoted to an associate professor with tenure in 1963. [3] In 1972, the dance program Karipides started as a part of the physical education curriculum became a part of the theatre arts department. [4] In 1975, Karipides became a co-director for the new Graduate Dance Program and in 1980, she became a full professor. Throughout her career, Kathryn Karipides served in a variety of administrative roles within the dance department including Acting Chair and Interim Deputy Provost. [3] Kathryn Karipides retired from Case in 1998 as a Samuel B. and Virginia C. Knight Professor Emerita. [1]

Intensive studies

When Karipides started her career at Case Western Reserve University, she would spend her summers studying modern dance intensively outside of the institution. For three summers, Karipides studied at Connecticut College. [5] At Connecticut College, Karipides studied with modern dance artists including Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Lucas Hoving, José Limón, and Louis Horst. [5]

Throughout her career, Karipides studied with many other modern dancers and at many studios around the world, including Hanya Holm, Erick Hawkins, Kelly Holt, Hawkins Studio, Mary Wigman Studio, Dalcroze Institute, and Laban Art of Movement Studio. [2]

Cleveland Arts Prize

The Cleveland Arts Prize aims to recognize exemplary artists in areas such as design, literature, theater, dance, music, and visual arts. [6] In 1974, Kathryn Karipides received the Cleveland Arts Prize for Dance. After winning the Prize for Dance, Karipides became closely involved with the organization, joining the board and chairing the Dance Prize Committee. [5] In 2017, Karipides was recognized as a Cleveland Arts Prize "special honoree", selected from the pool of past candidates. [7]

Other awards and honors

Notable premieres [3]

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