Pam Tanowitz

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Pam Tanowitz (born 1969) is an American dancer, choreographer, professor, and founder of the company, Pam Tanowitz Dance. [1] She is the first-ever choreographer in residence at the Fisher Center at Bard in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, and is an assistant professor of professional practice at Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts where she teaches dance and choreography.

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Prominent dance companies such as the Martha Graham Dance Company, the Paul Taylor Dance Company, and the New York City Ballet have commissioned works by Tanowitz. [2] Gia Kourlas, dance critic for The New York Times , describes Tanowitz as a "modern choreographer much admired for the way she recharges classical steps." [3]

Biography

Pam Tanowitz is a celebrated New York-based choreographer and founder of Pam Tanowitz Dance who has steadily delineated her own dance language through decades of research and creation. She is the first-ever choreographer in residence at the Fisher Center at Bard in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, and is an assistant professor of professional practice at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. Other honors include the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award, LMCC Liberty Award for Artistic Leadership, Doris Duke Artist Award, Herb Alpert Award, BAC Cage Cunningham Fellowship, Bessie Awards, among others. She has created works for Australian Ballet, New York City Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, Paul Taylor American Modern Dance, The Royal Ballet, Kennedy Center’s Ballet Across America, Vail Dance Festival, Juilliard Dance, Ballet Austin, and New York Theatre Ballet. Originally from New Rochelle, New York, Tanowitz holds degrees from Ohio State University and Sarah Lawrence College.

Awards and recognition

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References

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  2. ↑ Libbey, Peter (2018-06-25). "Martha Graham Dance Company's EVE Project Celebrates Female Power". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  3. ↑ Kourlas, Gia (May 10, 2013). "Kicking Off Uncomfortable Toe Shoes". The New York Times . Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Pam Tanowitz :: Foundation for Contemporary Arts". Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
  5. ↑ "NYU NEWS - the Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU Announces 2016 Fellows, April 21, 2016 - NYU Center for Ballet and the Arts". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
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