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Aileen Passloff

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Aileen Passloff (born 1931)[1] is a dancer, director, choreographer, actor, and teacher who lives and works in New York City. In 1949-1953 she studied at Bennington College. She attended the American School of Ballet, where she met James Waring, and participated in his workshops and dance company.[1] From 1958-68, Passloff ran the Aileen Passloff Dance Company in New York City. She was a member of the experimental dance collective Judson Dance Theater and part of their retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art.[2] She was a professor of dance at Bard College for 40 years.[3][4] Passloff stars in Marta Renzi's film Her Magnum Opus in 2018.

References

  1. ^ a b Kourlas, Gia (2019-01-08). "Catching Up With One of the 'Old Gang' That Reinvented Dance". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  2. ^ "Judson Dance Theater: The Work Is Never Done". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  3. ^ "Teacher's Wisdom: Aileen Passloff". Dance Magazine. 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  4. ^ "CAST". opus. Retrieved 2019-03-09.

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