Bessie Schonberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German dancer, choreographer and teacher
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Place of Birth: Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
About Bessie Schonberg
- Bessie Schonberg (December 27, 1906 – May 14, 1997) was a highly influential dancer, choreographer and teacher of the 20th century.
- She was at the center of contemporary modern dance from her beginning at Bennington College up until her death in 1997.
- Her career spanned sixty-five years and she helped mold a new generation of modern dancers including Lucinda Childs, Elizabeth Keen, Meredith Monk and Carolyn Adams (dancer). Capturing a sense of the life and work of Bessie Schonberg is possible if one evokes the image of a prism, a multi-face crystalline object which cannot be perceived in its entirety, but can be appreciated and understood by catching glimpses of light from its different sides.
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