Pam Tanowitz

Pam Tanowitz (born 1969) is an American dancer, choreographer, and founder of the company, Pam Tanowitz Dance.[1] 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]

Early life and career

Tanowitz was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1969.[1] 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.[8]

Awards and recognition

2009 Bessie Award
2010 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award[9]
2011 Guggenheim Fellowship
2016 Center For Ballet and the Arts Fellow[10]
2016 Bessie Juried Award[11]
2017 Baryshnikov Art Center Cage Cunningham Fellowship[12]
2019 first-ever Choreographer in Residence at the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York[13]
2019 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts[14]

References

Nadel, Marc Raymond Strauss with Myron Howard (2012). Looking at contemporary dance : a guide for the internet age. Hightstown, NJ: Princeton Book Co. ISBN 0871273543.
Mannino, Trina (March 2014). "Pam Tanowitz Dance: "Passagen"/"Pause Dance"/"Heaven on One's Head": The Joyce Theater, New York". Dance Europe. pp. 78–79.
Russo, Marilyn (Fall 2007). "Quoth the Raven" (21.3). Attitude-The Dancers' Magazine. pp. 32–33.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/in-a-ballet-across-america-world-premiere-even-the-piano-dances/2019/06/01/6b9b9d58-848e-11e9-9a67-a687ca99fb3d_story.html
Genter, Sandra (Fall 2013). "New York". Ballet Review. 21 (3): 11–12.
Libbey, Peter (2018-06-25). "Martha Graham Dance Company's EVE Project Celebrates Female Power". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
Kourlas, Gia (May 10, 2013). "Kicking Off Uncomfortable Toe Shoes". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
"Pam Tanowitz Dance About". Pam Tanowitz Dance. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-07-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Bessie Awards Announce This Year's Nominees". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
"Baryshnikov Arts Center Prize Goes to Pam Tanowitz". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/31/arts/dance/pam-tanowitz-bard-choreographer-in-residence.html?searchResultPosition=7
https://herbalpertawards.org/artist/2019/pam-tanowitz

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[Nadel-1] Nadel, Marc Raymond Strauss with Myron Howard (2012). Looking at contemporary dance : a guide for the internet age. Hightstown, NJ: Princeton Book Co. ISBN 0871273543.

[2] Mannino, Trina (March 2014). "Pam Tanowitz Dance: "Passagen"/"Pause Dance"/"Heaven on One's Head": The Joyce Theater, New York". Dance Europe. pp. 78–79.

[3] Russo, Marilyn (Fall 2007). "Quoth the Raven" (21.3). Attitude-The Dancers' Magazine. pp. 32–33.

[4] ttps://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/in-a-ballet-across-america-world-premiere-even-the-piano-dances/2019/06/01/6b9b9d58-848e-11e9-9a67-a687ca99fb3d_story.html

[5] Genter, Sandra (Fall 2013). "New York". Ballet Review. 21 (3): 11–12.

[6] Libbey, Peter (2018-06-25). "Martha Graham Dance Company's EVE Project Celebrates Female Power". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-03.

[KourlasNYT-7] Kourlas, Gia (May 10, 2013). "Kicking Off Uncomfortable Toe Shoes". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

[Website-8] "Pam Tanowitz Dance About". Pam Tanowitz Dance. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

[9] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[10] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-07-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[11] "Bessie Awards Announce This Year's Nominees". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[12] "Baryshnikov Arts Center Prize Goes to Pam Tanowitz". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[13] ttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/31/arts/dance/pam-tanowitz-bard-choreographer-in-residence.html?searchResultPosition=7

[14] ttps://herbalpertawards.org/artist/2019/pam-tanowitz