Irene Lewisohn

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Irene Lewisohn was an American arts patron and educator who played a key role in developing early 20th-century theater and dance training in New York City.

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Irene Lewisohn canonical 2
Alice Lewisohn 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arts patron
educator
human
philanthropist
activeInPeriod early 20th century
basedIn New York City
coFounded The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
surface form: Neighborhood Playhouse

The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
surface form: Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
collaboratedWith Alice Lewisohn
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup Jewish American
familyName Lewisohn
fieldOfWork arts education
dance
theater
founded The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
surface form: Neighborhood Playhouse with her sister Alice Lewisohn
genre community theater
educational theater
givenName Irene
hasRole arts organizer
dance program director
theater producer
influenced American dance education
American theater education
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement settlement house movement
name Irene Lewisohn self-link
notableFor developing early 20th-century dance training in New York City
developing early 20th-century theater training in New York City
integrating arts and social reform
supporting training for actors and dancers
notableWork The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
surface form: Neighborhood Playhouse
occupation arts patron
educator
philanthropist
placeOfActivity Manhattan
New York City
residence New York City
sibling Alice Lewisohn
socialContribution providing arts education to working-class communities in New York City
supported community-based arts programs
experimental theater
modern dance

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The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre founder Irene Lewisohn
this entity surface form: Alice Lewisohn
Irene Lewisohn name Irene Lewisohn self-link