Doris Humphrey

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Doris Humphrey was a pioneering American modern dance choreographer and performer known for developing the fall-and-recovery technique and shaping the evolution of contemporary dance in the early 20th century.

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instanceOf American choreographer ⓘ
American modern dance pioneer ⓘ
choreographer ⓘ
dancer ⓘ
modern dancer ⓘ
person ⓘ
birthDate 1895-10-17 ⓘ
birthPlace Oak Park, Illinois, United States ⓘ
linked to: Oak Park, Illinois
coFounded Humphrey–Weidman Company ⓘ
deathDate 1958-12-29 ⓘ
deathPlace New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
developed fall and recovery principle ⓘ
technique based on breath and gravity ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
mid 20th century ⓘ
familyName Humphrey ⓘ
fieldOfWork choreography ⓘ
dance education ⓘ
performance ⓘ
founded Humphrey–Weidman School ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genre modern dance ⓘ
givenName Doris ⓘ
influenced Charles Weidman ⓘ
José Limón ⓘ
modern dance choreography ⓘ
influencedBy Ruth St. Denis ⓘ
Ted Shawn ⓘ
knownFor fall and recovery technique ⓘ
group choreography innovations ⓘ
pioneering American modern dance ⓘ
movement modern dance ⓘ
name Doris Humphrey ⓘ
nationality United States ⓘ
notableWork Day on Earth ⓘ
New Dance ⓘ
The Shakers ⓘ
linked to: Shaker

Water Study ⓘ
With My Red Fires ⓘ
occupation artistic director ⓘ
choreographer ⓘ
dancer ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
publicationDateOf The Art of Making Dances, 1959 ⓘ
servedAs artistic director of José Limón Dance Company ⓘ
spokeLanguage English ⓘ
studiedAt Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts ⓘ
linked to: Denishawn
taughtAt Bennington School of the Dance ⓘ
Juilliard School ⓘ
wasMemberOf Denishawn company ⓘ
linked to: Denishawn
wrote The Art of Making Dances ⓘ

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linked to: Doris Humphrey
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