Rosalie Purvis
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Rosalie Purvis is a Dutch-American theatre director and choreographer. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Bard College
, followed by a Master of Arts degree from Brooklyn College
. During the late 1990s, she gained a considerable following in the Netherlands. According to De Telegraaf, she was the youngest artist to win the Orange Prize (1999), the leading Dutch award for work in avant-garde theater. Much of her stagecraft was associated with the prestigious Duke Romijn Theatre in Amsterdam
. She also co-wrote the best-selling Dutch children's book, Jana’s nachtreis, with Ceseli Josephus Jitta.
Purvis later moved to the United States and founded an avant-garde theater company, Token 150, in New York City.
In the United States, Purvis is best known for her work on Berthold Brecht's The Good Person of Sezchuan and for reviving Jonathan Levy's classic, Charlie the Chicken for contemporary audiences. She has also staged new works by T.D. Mitchell and Mya Kagan.
Purvis currently teaches acting at Pace University
and in the theater department at Lehman College
.
Bard College
Bard College, founded in 1860 as "St. Stephen's College", is a small four-year liberal arts college located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.-Location:...
, followed by a Master of Arts degree from Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn, New York, United States.Established in 1930 by the New York City Board of Higher Education, the College had its beginnings as the Downtown Brooklyn branches of Hunter College and the City College of New...
. During the late 1990s, she gained a considerable following in the Netherlands. According to De Telegraaf, she was the youngest artist to win the Orange Prize (1999), the leading Dutch award for work in avant-garde theater. Much of her stagecraft was associated with the prestigious Duke Romijn Theatre in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
. She also co-wrote the best-selling Dutch children's book, Jana’s nachtreis, with Ceseli Josephus Jitta.
Purvis later moved to the United States and founded an avant-garde theater company, Token 150, in New York City.
In the United States, Purvis is best known for her work on Berthold Brecht's The Good Person of Sezchuan and for reviving Jonathan Levy's classic, Charlie the Chicken for contemporary audiences. She has also staged new works by T.D. Mitchell and Mya Kagan.
Purvis currently teaches acting at Pace University
Pace University
Pace University is an American private, co-educational, and comprehensive multi-campus university in the New York metropolitan area with campuses in New York City and Westchester County, New York.-Programs:...
and in the theater department at Lehman College
Lehman College
Lehman College is one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, USA. Founded in 1931 as the Bronx campus of Hunter College, the school became an independent college within the City University in 1968. The college is named after Herbert Lehman, a former New York governor,...
.