Helen Tamiris
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Helen Tamiris was an influential American modern dance choreographer and performer known for integrating social and political themes into her work and for her contributions to both concert dance and Broadway.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American modern dance pioneer
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Broadway choreographer ⓘ choreographer ⓘ human ⓘ modern dancer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
recognition of American themes in dance
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use of vernacular and jazz forms in concert dance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tamiris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Tony Award for choreography nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| birthName | Helen Becker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Daniel Nagrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1966 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Broadway theatre
NERFINISHED
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concert dance ⓘ |
| genre | modern dance ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
integration of African American music into concert dance
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politically engaged choreography on Broadway ⓘ |
| influenced |
American modern dance choreographers
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socially engaged dance ⓘ |
| movement | American modern dance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
choreography for Broadway musicals
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integrating political themes into dance ⓘ integrating social themes into dance ⓘ use of jazz and spirituals in concert dance ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Broadway musical choreography for "Annie Get Your Gun"
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Broadway musical choreography for "Plain and Fancy" ⓘ Broadway musical choreography for "Show Boat" (revival) ⓘ Broadway musical choreography for "Up in Central Park" ⓘ How Long Brethren? NERFINISHED ⓘ Negro Spirituals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
choreographer
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dancer ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
left-wing
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socially progressive ⓘ |
| spouse | Daniel Nagrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Tamiris-Nagrin Dance Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workFocusedOn |
economic inequality
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labor issues ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ |
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