Robert Cohan

Robert Cohan
Born 1925 (age 92–93)
Brooklyn, New York, US
Residence France
Nationality American
Occupation dancer and choreographer
Known for founding artistic director of The Place, London Contemporary Dance School and London Contemporary Dance Theatre

Robert Cohan CBE (born 1925) is an American former dancer, choreographer and the founding artistic director of The Place, London Contemporary Dance School and London Contemporary Dance Theatre (LCDT), which he directed for 20 years.[1]

Robert Cohan was born in 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, into a Jewish family.[1][2]

Cohan joined Martha Graham's company (the Martha Graham Dance Company) in 1946, becoming one of her regular partners on stage, and later a teacher in her dance school. He left in 1957, but came back in 1962, rising to co-director in 1966.[2] He left in 1969 to launch the London Contemporary Dance Group, based at the Adeline Genée Theatre in East Grinstead, having already launched The Place in London in 1967.[2]

In 1989, Cohan retired (although he has worked intermittently since), and lives in France.[2]

Publications

  • The Dance Workshop, Gaia Books Ltd, 1989, ISBN 978-0-04-790010-5

References

  1. 1 2 "Robert Cohan CBE - The Place". www.theplace.org.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Roy, Sanjoy (18 May 2010). "Step-by-step guide to dance: Robert Cohan". Retrieved 8 December 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.

Further reading

  • Jackson, Paul R W (2013). The Last Guru: Robert Cohan's Life in Dance: from Martha Graham to London Contemporary Dance Theatre. Dance Books. ISBN 978-1-85273-162-5.
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