Uday Shankar | Biography, Family, Kalpana, & Facts
Table of Contents Table of Contents Ask the Chatbot Uday Shankar (born December 8, 1900, Udaipur, India—died September 26, 1977, Calcutta ) was a pioneering Indian dancer and choreographer who…
Mark Morris | Biography, Dances, & Facts
Mark Morris (born August 29, 1956, Seattle, Washington, U.S.) is an American dancer and choreographer who formed his own modern dance company, the Mark Morris Dance Group. He was noted…
Kyle Abraham | Biography, Dance, AIM, The Runaway, & Facts
Kyle Abraham (born August 14, 1977, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is an American contemporary dancer and choreographer who founded (2006) the company Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion (A/I/M; later A.I.M.). He is a master…
Chuck Close | Biography, Art, Style, & Facts
Chuck Close (born July 5, 1940, Monroe, Washington, U.S.—died August 19, 2021, Oceanside, New York) was an American artist noted for his highly inventive techniques used to paint the human…
Twyla Tharp | Biography, Dance, Style, Choreography, Book, & Facts
Twyla Tharp (born July 1, 1941, Portland, Indiana, U.S.) is a popular American dancer, director, and choreographer who is known for her innovative and often humorous work. Tharp grew up…
Merce Cunningham | Biography, Dance, & Facts
Merce Cunningham (born April 16, 1919, Centralia, Washington, U.S.—died July 26, 2009, New York, New York) was an American modern dancer and choreographer who developed new forms of abstract dance…