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ANNA SOKOLOW Choreography and Dance Studies A series of books edited by Robert P. Cohan, C.B.E. Volume 1 The Life and Times of Ellen von Frankenberg Karen Bell-Kanner Volume 2 Dooplé The Eternal Law of African Dance Alphonse Tiérou Volume 3 Elements of Performance A Guide for Performers in Dance, Theatre and Opera Pauline Koner Volume 4 Upward Panic The Autobiography of Eva Palmer-Sikelianos Edited by John P. Anton Volume 5 Modern Dance in Germany and the United States Crosscurrents and Influences Isa Partsch-Bergsohn Volume 6 Antonio de Triana and the Spanish Dance A Personal Recollection Rita Vega de Triana Volume 7 The Dance of Death Kurt Jooss and the Weimar Years Suzanne K. Walther Volume 8 Dance Words Compiled by Valerie Preston-Dunlop Volume 9 East Meets West in Dance: Voices in the Cross-Cultural Dialogue Edited by Ruth Solomon and John Solomon Please see the back of this book for other titles in the Choreography and Dance Studies series ANNA SOKOLOW THE REBELLIOUS SPIRIT Larry Warren RO Routledge U TLEDG Taylor & Francis Group E NEW YORK AND LONDON Copyright © 1998 OPA (Overseas Publishers Association) Amsterdam B.V. Published in Routledge Publishers. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any infor mation storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the pub lisher. Published by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Warren, Larry Anna Sokolow: the rebellious spirit. - 2nd ed. - (Choreography and dance studies; v. 14) 1. Sokolow, Anna 2. Choreographers - Biography I. Title 792.8’2’092 ISBN 90-5702-184-6 Cover photo: Anna Sokolow. Publisher’s Note The publisher has gone to great lengths to ensure the quality of this reprint but points out that some imperfections in the original may be apparent. For my wife, Anne, who has always been there with me CONTENTS Introduction to the Series ix List of Plates xi An Appreciation by Jerome Robbins xiii Preface xv Acknowledgments xix 1 Bread and Roses 1 2 Neighborhood Playhouse Kid 11 3 Dance as a Weapon 23 4 Radical Theater/Radical Dance 31 5 Anna in the Promised Land: Russia 39 6 Landmarks 47 7 Mexico 63 8 Finding a Fuller Expression 75 9 The Ups and Downs of Broadway 83 10 The Actors Studio 89 11 The Early Fifties 95 vii viii Contents 12 Anna in the Promised Land: Israel 103 13 Building a Repertoire 111 14 Working the Media 123 15 The Juilliard Connection 133 16 A New Era 139 17 Lyric Theatre (Israel) 147 18 Other Ventures 155 19 The Spirit of Rebellion 163 20 Theater Danced and Danced Theater 177 21 The Seventies 187 22 Resurgence 197 23 PS 207 Appendixes Acrostical Sonnet 212 Four Memories, a Poem, and a Critical Analysis 213 Testimonials 222 Honors, Awards, and Grants 234 Professional Associations 236 Chronology of Premieres of Sokolow Choreography 239 Film and Video Recordings 312 Labanotatation Scores 324 Notes 325 Bibliography 343 Index 351 INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES Choreography and Dance Studies is a book series of special interest to dancers, dance teachers and choreographers. Focusing on dance composition, its techniques and training, the series will also cover the relationship of choreography to other com ponents of dance performance such as music, lighting and the training of dancers. In addition, Choreography and Dance Studies will seek to publish new works and provide translations of works not previously published in English, as well as to publish reprints of currently unavailable books of outstanding value to the dance community. Robert P. Cohan ix
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