Karen Jamieson

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Karen Jamieson
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Born (1946-07-10) July 10, 1946 (age 75)
Vancouver, British Columbia
NationalityCanadian
EducationBachelor of Arts; University of British Columbia Dance; Simon Fraser University, independent study in New York

Karen Jamieson (born July 10, 1946) is a Canadian dancer, choreographer, and dance teacher in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1]

Career[]

In the early 1970s Jamieson moved to New York and performed with dancers Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham, and Alwin Nikolais, and with choreographers Yvonne Rainer and . During her time in New York Jamieson studied classical modern dance techniques and began to develop her own choreography.[2]

Returning to Vancouver in 1974, Jamieson began teaching at Simon Fraser University (SFU). In 1975 she co-founded the experimental movement collective , where her reputation as a choreographer and dancer continued to grow. In 1980 she founded the which features her choreography.[2] Since then, Jamieson has focused extensively on exploring dance as mythic thinking, and to creating a cross-cultural dialogue with First Nations artists.[3]

Jamieson began to work with residents of the Downtown Eastside in 2006, establishing a mentorship program for young dancers and choreographers.[4]

In 2016, she was recognized by the Isadora Award, "for her contribution to the overall development of dance in British Columbia and Canada,"[5]

As of 2017, she has created almost 100 dance works.[4]

Awards and honours[]

  • 1980 - Jean A. Chalmers choreographic award[6]
  • 2013 - City of Vancouver's Mayor's Arts Award for Dance[7]
  • 2016 - Isadora award for Excellence in Dance[8][4]
  • 2018 - Induction into the Encore! Dance Hall of Fame.[9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Meyers, Deborah. "Saying what words can't: Karen Jamieson explores the body within the body in a new dance solo". vancouversun.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Karen Jamieson". vancouverartinthesixties.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  3. ^ "Dialogue through dance: This new show is a conversation between Indigenous and European traditions | CBC Arts". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Dance artist Karen Jamieson receives Isadora Award". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  5. ^ Zagar, Mirna. 2016 "Press release". The Dance Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia
  6. ^ Dangeli, Mique'l (April 2015). Dancing sovereignty : protocol and politics in northwest coast First Nations dance (PDF) (Ph.D. thesis). The University of British Columbia. p. 55.
  7. ^ Vancouver, City of (2016-09-26). "Mayor's Arts Award for Dance". vancouver.ca. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  8. ^ "Karen Jamieson Receives Isadora Award for Excellence in Dance". BC Alliance for Arts + Culture. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  9. ^ "2018 Inductees". Dance Collection Danse. Retrieved May 13, 2019.

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