In Memory
Lenore Annenberg, philanthropist Desiree Melissa Jane Stevenson, dancer Leonore Annenberg Leonore Annenberg, who as the widow of billionaire publisher Walter Annenberg continued his tradition of...
View ArticleGone but not forgotten. In memoriam 2009…
Those whom the dance community has lost in 2009, but whose contributions shall not be forgotten... Peggy Amsterdam Age 60 - Sadly, as I was putting this tribute together, it was announced that Peggy...
View Articleà Odile
by Kate Speer for The Dance Journal With everyone together on stage, Madame Duboc gathers her dancers to start her class. More like a spiritual ritual than practicing their technique, the class allows...
View ArticleJonathan Wolken dies at 60; a co-founder and artistic director of Pilobolus...
by Steven Weisz for The Dance Journal Normally, I would reserve writing an obit for just Philadelphia based dancers or for my annual In Memory column at years end, but Jonathan Wolken was a major...
View ArticlePolina Kadiyska 1989 – 2012
Polina Kadiyska, a 22-year old student from Bulgaria had been studying ballet at The Rock School for the past three years, when she was struck down and killed by a drunk hit and run driver. Early...
View ArticleA tribute for Professor F. Nii Yartey
by Sharon Friedler Ghana’s foremost choreographer, dance teacher, researcher and consultant, Prof F. Nii Yartey passed away in late November while on tour in India. We offer tonight’s tribute in...
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