Janis Brenner Explained

Background:person
Janis Brenner
Birth Place:New York City, United States
Occupation:Singer • Dancer

Janis Brenner is an American dancer, choreographer, singer, and artistic director of Janis Brenner & Dancers in New York City.

Biography

Brenner has toured in 36 countries as a "singular performer" [1] Honors and grants include A New York Dance & Performance Award ("Bessie") for her performance in Meredith Monk’s "The Politics of Quiet", Lester Horton Award for Choreography in L.A., NY Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, The Fund for US Artists at International Festivals, the U.S. State Department, Asian Cultural Council, The Trust for Mutual Understanding, UNESCO, US Embassies in Moscow, Jakarta, and Dakar, and a commission for the interdisciplinary work, "The Memory Project", from the Whitney Museum of American Art at Philip Morris.

Brenner performed with Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble from 1990 - 2005 (recording on ECM Records) and continues to perform several of Monk's solo works. She received her MFA degree in Dance from the Hollins University/ADF graduate program in 2009. She is currently on the faculty of The Juilliard School serving as a Choreographic Mentor to the Choreographers & Composers course and teaching Creative Process. Brenner was on the Board of The Gender Project in NY, which seeks to empower women in dance and is on the Advisory Board of The Yard in Chilmark, MA. In May 2006, Janis was inducted into the Farmingdale High School "Wall of Fame" on Long Island as an honored alumna. [2]

Choreography

Awards

Collaborators

Brenner has performed with Meredith Monk and the Vocal Ensemble since 1990 and performs a vocal suite from Monk's "Songs from the Hill" in concert.[7] She and her composer/vocalist Theo Bleckmann recorded their work "Mars Cantata" available from Earrelevant Music.[8] She was also a co-choreographer for Michael Moschen (1988-92: BAM's Next Wave Festival, US tours and PBS' Great Performances), a soloist with Annabelle Gamson's company performing historic repertory of Mary Wigman, Isadora Duncan, and others (1984–87), and a soloist with the Murray Louis Dance Company working with Rudolf Nureyev, Plácido Domingo, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Joseph Papp, Batsheva Dance Company in Israel and Alwin Nikolais (1977–84).[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. eyeondance.org, February 3, 2007 - "Performing Arts: Dance - Janis Brenners and Guests"
  2. Web site: Eye on Dance and the Arts . 2023-01-16 . www.eyeondance.org.
  3. Web site: Award Archive . 2022-08-05 . The Bessies . en-US.
  4. Web site: Richard Siegal ZKM . 2022-08-05 . zkm.de . en.
  5. News: Haithman . Diane . 1996-06-15 . Creative risk pays off at Horton Dance Awards . Los Angeles Times . 2022-08-05.
  6. Web site: Matthews-Guzmán . Jonathan . Matthews-Guzmán . Jonathan . 2022-01-07 . Janis Brenner On Compiling Her Artistic Autobiography Through Visual Art . 2023-01-10 . Dance Magazine . en-US.
  7. Monk, Meredith, Atlas: An Opera In Three Parts, ECM Records 1992, http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/New_Series/1400/1491.php
  8. Janis Brenner and Theo Bleckmann, Mars Cantata, 1997, http://theobleckmann.com/MUSIC/music2.html
  9. Web site: New York Public Library Digital Collections . Janis Brenner Video Archive . 2022-08-05 . NYPL Digital Collections . en.

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