Jane Dudley
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For other people named Jane Dudley, see Jane Dudley, Duchess of Northumberland
and Lady Jane Grey
Jane Dudley (April 3, 1912 - September 19, 2001 ) was an American modern dancer, choreographer, and teacher.
there. She studied dance with Hanya Holm
, Louis Horst
, and Martha Graham
. Between 1937 and 1944 she was a leading dancer in the Martha Graham Company and created roles in Deaths and Entrances and Letter to the World. In 1942 she joined the New Dance Group
, and also performed with Sophie Maslow
and William Bales in the Dudley-Maslow-Bales Trio, a collaborative dance troupe that was active for twelve years. Many of Dudley's works dealt with issues of social protest. She was a leading teacher at the Martha Graham School from 1938 through 1958.
In 1970 Dudley moved to London to teach at the London Contemporary Dance School. She died in London at the age of 89.
Jane Dudley, Duchess of Northumberland
Jane Dudley , Duchess of Northumberland was an English noblewoman, the wife of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland and mother of Guildford Dudley and Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Having grown up with her future husband, who was her father's ward, she married at about age 16. They had...
and Lady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey , also known as The Nine Days' Queen, was an English noblewoman who was de facto monarch of England from 10 July until 19 July 1553 and was subsequently executed...
Jane Dudley (April 3, 1912 - September 19, 2001 ) was an American modern dancer, choreographer, and teacher.
Biography
Dudley was born in New York City and attended the Walden SchoolWalden School (New York City)
__notoc__Walden School was a private day school in Manhattan, New York City that operated from 1914 until 1988, when it merged with the New Lincoln School; the merged school closed in 1991. Walden was known as an innovator in progressive education. The Walden School was founded in 1914 by Margaret...
there. She studied dance with Hanya Holm
Hanya Holm
Hanya Holm is known as one of the “Big Four” founders of American modern dance...
, Louis Horst
Louis Horst
Louis Horst was a choreographer, composer, and pianist...
, and Martha Graham
Martha Graham
Martha Graham was an American modern dancer and choreographer whose influence on dance has been compared with the influence Picasso had on modern visual arts, Stravinsky had on music, or Frank Lloyd Wright had on architecture.She danced and choreographed for over seventy years...
. Between 1937 and 1944 she was a leading dancer in the Martha Graham Company and created roles in Deaths and Entrances and Letter to the World. In 1942 she joined the New Dance Group
New Dance Group
New Dance Group, or more casually NDG, is a performing arts organization in New York City, USA.-History:New Dance Group was established in 1932 by a group of artists and choreographers dedicated to social change through dance and movement...
, and also performed with Sophie Maslow
Sophie Maslow
Sophie Maslow was an American choreographer, modern dancer and teacher, and founding member of New Dance Group. She was a first cousin of the American sculptor Leonard Baskin....
and William Bales in the Dudley-Maslow-Bales Trio, a collaborative dance troupe that was active for twelve years. Many of Dudley's works dealt with issues of social protest. She was a leading teacher at the Martha Graham School from 1938 through 1958.
In 1970 Dudley moved to London to teach at the London Contemporary Dance School. She died in London at the age of 89.
Selected choreography
- In the Life of a Worker (1934)
- Time is Money (1934)
- Middle Class Portraits (1935)
- Songs of Protest (1936)
- Under the Swastika (1937)
- My Body, My Carcass (1937)
- Jazz Lyric (1938)
- Ballad of Molly Pitcher (1939)
- Adolescence (1940)
- Harmonica Breakdown (1940)
- Skatter-brain (1941)
- The Kiss of Judas (1941)
- Pavane (1941)
- Swing Your Lady (1944)
- New World A Comin (1945)
- The Lonely Ones (1946)
- Ballads for Dancers (1946)
- Vagary (1949)
- Passional (1950)
- Family Portrait (1953)