Helen tamiris biography
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Helen tamiris biography
Tamiris, Helen (1902–1966)
American dancer and choreographer who contributed to a political outlook in modern dance and strived for communal support of the nascent art form. Name variations: Helen Becker.
Pronunciation: Ta-MEERiss. Born Helen Becker on April 24, 1902, in New York City; died of cancer on August 4, 1966, in New York City; only daughter and youngest of five children of Isor Becker (a tailor) and Rose (Simoneff) Becker (d.
1905, both Russian-Jewish immigrants); completed high school; married Daniel Nagrin, on September 3, 1943 (separated 1964); no children.
Made New York solo concert debut (1927); organized Dance Repertory Theater (1930–32); was a primary choreographer for Dance Project within the Federal Theater Project of the Works Progress Administration; served as the first president of the American Dance Association; choreographed for Broadway musicals (1940–50s); won Tony award for Touch and Go (1949).
Concert dances:
"Subconscious" (1927); Manifest