Martha Mason
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Martha Mason is an American
dancer and choreographer, noted for her work in modern dance
and postmodern dance
. She is currently the artistic director of the Boston based Snappy Dance Theater
which she co-founded in 1996.
Mason received her B.A. Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude in dance from Mount Holyoke College in 1988, where she also studied French, anthropology, and biology. Her foundation in dance was developed during that time through the Pioneer Valley
's Five College
Dance Department where she worked with Jim Coleman and Terese Freedman.
Mason is also a dance teacher and Pilates
instructor. She has received grants from the International Theater Institute and a fellowship from the Somerville Arts Council.
United States
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dancer and choreographer, noted for her work in modern dance
Modern dance
Modern dance is a dance form developed in the early 20th century. Although the term Modern dance has also been applied to a category of 20th Century ballroom dances, Modern dance as a term usually refers to 20th century concert dance.-Intro:...
and postmodern dance
Postmodern dance
Postmodern dance is a 20th century concert dance form. A reaction to the compositional and presentation constraints of modern dance, postmodern dance hailed the use of everyday movement as valid performance art and advocated novel methods of dance composition....
. She is currently the artistic director of the Boston based Snappy Dance Theater
Snappy Dance Theater
Snappy Dance Theater is a non-profit Postmodern dance company located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was founded by current artistic director Martha Mason, Marjorie Morgan and George Whiteside.-The Company:...
which she co-founded in 1996.
Mason received her B.A. Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude in dance from Mount Holyoke College in 1988, where she also studied French, anthropology, and biology. Her foundation in dance was developed during that time through the Pioneer Valley
Pioneer Valley
The Pioneer Valley is the colloquial name for the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts's portion of the Connecticut River Valley. The Pioneer Valley consists of three counties in Massachusetts which collectively feature much of New England's most fertile farmland...
's Five College
Five Colleges (Massachusetts)
The Five Colleges comprises four liberal arts colleges and one university in the Connecticut River Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, totaling approximately 28,000 students. The schools belong to a consortium called Five Colleges, Incorporated, established in 1965...
Dance Department where she worked with Jim Coleman and Terese Freedman.
Mason is also a dance teacher and Pilates
Pilates
Pilates is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates in Germany, the UK and the USA. As of 2005, there were 11 million people practicing the discipline regularly and 14,000 instructors in the United States....
instructor. She has received grants from the International Theater Institute and a fellowship from the Somerville Arts Council.