Pam Tanowitz
Pam Tanowitz (born 1969) is an American dancer, choreographer, and founder of the company, Pam Tanowitz Dance.[1] Her work has been performed at notable performance venues such as the Joyce Theater,[2] the Joyce SoHo,[3] and New York Live Arts, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts[4][5] 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.[6] Gia Kourlas, a dance critic for The New York Times, describes Tanowitz as a "modern choreographer much admired for the way she recharges classical steps."[7]
Early life and career[]
Tanowitz was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1969.[1] She earned a BFA in Dance from Ohio State University and an MFA in Dance from Sarah Lawrence College, where she was mentored by Viola Farber Slayton.[8]
Awards and recognition[]
- 2009 Bessie Award
- 2010 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award[9]
- 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship
- 2016 Center For Ballet and the Arts Fellow[10]
- 2016 Bessie Juried Award[11]
- 2017 Baryshnikov Art Center Cage Cunningham Fellowship[12]
- 2019 first-ever Choreographer in Residence at the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York[13]
- 2019 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts[14]
- 2020 Doris Duke Artist Award[15]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Nadel, Marc Raymond Strauss with Myron Howard (2012). Looking at contemporary dance : a guide for the internet age. Hightstown, NJ: Princeton Book Co. ISBN 978-0871273543.
- ^ Mannino, Trina (March 2014). "Pam Tanowitz Dance: "Passagen"/"Pause Dance"/"Heaven on One's Head": The Joyce Theater, New York". Dance Europe. pp. 78–79.
- ^ Russo, Marilyn (Fall 2007). "Quoth the Raven". 21 (3). Attitude-The Dancers' Magazine. pp. 32–33.
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/in-a-ballet-across-america-world-premiere-even-the-piano-dances/2019/06/01/6b9b9d58-848e-11e9-9a67-a687ca99fb3d_story.html
- ^ Genter, Sandra (Fall 2013). "New York". Ballet Review. 21 (3): 11–12.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kourlas, Gia (May 10, 2013). "Kicking Off Uncomfortable Toe Shoes". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Pam Tanowitz Dance About". Pam Tanowitz Dance. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-07-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Barone, Joshua (13 July 2016). "Bessie Awards Announce This Year's Nominees". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ Barone, Joshua (10 August 2017). "Baryshnikov Arts Center Prize Goes to Pam Tanowitz". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ Libbey, Peter (31 January 2019). "Pam Tanowitz to be First Choreographer in Residence at Bard Center". The New York Times.
- ^ "Pam Tanowitz | the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts". 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Doris Duke Artist Awards | Unrestricted Support for Artists | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation". www.ddcf.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
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