Pam Tanowitz Explained

Pam Tanowitz (born 1969) is an American dancer, choreographer, professor, and founder of the company, Pam Tanowitz Dance.[1] She is a current staff member at Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts where she teaches dance and choreography. Her work has been performed at notable performance venues such as the Joyce Theater,[2] the Joyce SoHo,[3] and New York Live Arts, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.[4] [5]

Prominent dance companies such as the Martha Graham Dance Company, the Paul Taylor Dance Company, and the New York City Ballet have commissioned works by Tanowitz.[6] Gia Kourlas, a dance critic for The New York Times, describes Tanowitz as a "modern choreographer much admired for the way she recharges classical steps."[7]

Biography

Tanowitz was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1969, and took ballet classes in high school.[8] She earned a BFA in Dance from Ohio State University and an MFA in Dance from Sarah Lawrence College, where she was mentored by Viola Farber Slayton.[9]

Awards and recognition

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nadel. Marc Raymond Strauss with Myron Howard. Looking at contemporary dance : a guide for the internet age. 2012. Princeton Book Co.. Hightstown, NJ. 978-0871273543.
  2. News: Mannino. Trina. Pam Tanowitz Dance: "Passagen"/"Pause Dance"/"Heaven on One's Head": The Joyce Theater, New York. Dance Europe. March 2014. 78–79.
  3. News: Russo. Marilyn. Quoth the Raven. 3. Attitude-The Dancers' Magazine. Fall 2007. 21. 32–33.
  4. News: In a Ballet Across America world premiere, even the piano dances . 2019-06-01 . Sarah L. Kaufman . . Washington, D.C. . 0190-8286 . 1330888409.
  5. Genter. Sandra. New York. Ballet Review. Fall 2013. 21. 3. 11–12.
  6. News: Martha Graham Dance Company's EVE Project Celebrates Female Power. Libbey. Peter. 2018-06-25. The New York Times. 2019-04-03. en-US. 0362-4331.
  7. News: Kourlas. Gia. Kicking Off Uncomfortable Toe Shoes. 19 August 2014. The New York Times. May 10, 2013.
  8. Web site: Burke. Siobhan. 2021-03-28. Pam Tanowitz: "I Would Rather Fail at Something Interesting Than Do Something Boring". 2022-02-15. Dance Magazine. en-US.
  9. Web site: Pam Tanowitz Dance About. Pam Tanowitz Dance. 19 June 2014.
  10. Web site: Pam Tanowitz :: Foundation for Contemporary Arts . 2015-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150304210312/http://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grant_recipients/pam-1.html# . 2015-03-04 . dead .
  11. Web site: NYU NEWS - the Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU Announces 2016 Fellows, April 21, 2016 - NYU Center for Ballet and the Arts . 2016-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818193633/https://balletcenter.nyu.edu/2016/04/nyu-news-the-center-for-ballet-and-the-arts-at-nyu-announces-2016-fellows-april-21-2016/# . 2016-08-18 . dead .
  12. News: Bessie Awards Announce This Year's Nominees. The New York Times. 13 July 2016. 18 July 2018. Barone. Joshua.
  13. News: Baryshnikov Arts Center Prize Goes to Pam Tanowitz. The New York Times. 10 August 2017. 18 July 2018. Barone. Joshua.
  14. News: Pam Tanowitz to be First Choreographer in Residence at Bard Center. The New York Times. 31 January 2019. Libbey. Peter.
  15. Web site: Pam Tanowitz | the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts. 4 April 2019.
  16. Web site: Doris Duke Artist Awards Unrestricted Support for Artists Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. 2021-01-10. www.ddcf.org.

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