choreography summary

Rudolf Nureyev was a Soviet-born ballet dancer whose suspended leaps and fast turns were often compared to Vaslav Nijinsky’s legendary feats. He was a flamboyant performer and a charismatic celebrity who revived the prominence of male ballet roles and significantly widened the audience for ballet.

Merce Cunningham was an American modern dancer and choreographer who developed new forms of abstract dance movement. Cunningham began to study dance at 12 years of age. After high school he attended the Cornish School of Fine and Applied Arts in Seattle, Washington, for two years. He subsequently

Jules Perrot was a French virtuoso dancer and master choreographer who was celebrated internationally for creating some of the most enduring ballets of the Romantic period. Jules Perrot first drew attention to his talent in his native Lyon by imitating the antics of the comic dancer Charles

Anna Sokolow was an American dancer, choreographer, and teacher noted for her socially and politically conscious works and her unique blend of dance and theatre choreography. She is also recognized for her instrumental role in the development of modern dance in Israel and Mexico. The daughter of