Kurt Jooss
· Born January 12, 1901 in Wasseralfingen, Germany
-Died May 22, 1979 in Heilbronn, West Germany
· Famous ballet dancer and choreographer mixing classical ballet with theatre
· He is widely regarded as the founder of dance theatre
· Jooss is noted for establishing many dance companies , including the Folkwang Tanztheater , in Essen
· At a young age Joss was interested singing, drama, and visual arts
· He began his career in the 1920’s, from 1920 to 1924 he studied inder and danced lead roles in the choreography of Rudolf von Laban with the movement named Ausdruckstanz.
· Within a year Jooss left Laban and took the opportunity to establish his own dance company named, Die Neue Tanzbühne. At this point he met Fritz A. Cohen , who worked with Jooss on many of his famous pieces.
· In 1925 Jooss and Sigurd Leeder joined a group of artist and opened a new dance school called "Westfälische Akademie für Bewegung, Sprache und Musik"
· 1926 was the year when Jooss and Leeder went to Paris to study Classical Ballet with Russian ballerina Lubov Egorova
· In 1927 Jooss moved the "Westfälische Akademie" to Essen, and it became the Folkwang Schule
· His most important choreographic work, The Green Table (1932), had won first prize at an international competition for new choreography held by the Archives Internationales de la Danse in Paris in 1932
· In 1933 Jooss was forced to flee Germany when the Nazis asked him to dismiss the Jews from his company and he refused. Jooss and Leeder took safety in the Netherlands before resettling in England.
· The same year they toured in Europe and America. Afterwards Jooss and Leeder opened a school at Dartington Hall in Devon.
· In 1934, whilst in England Jooss added new works to his repertoire
· Jooss left England in 1949 to return to Essen, Germany. Jooss continued to teach and choreograph for 19 years
· He retired in 1968 and died 11 years later in 1979 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident
· Jooss’ daughter , Anna Markard, supervised companies that performed his work until she died
Resources-
http://www.dance-teacher.com/2011/08/kurt-jooss/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Jooss
-Died May 22, 1979 in Heilbronn, West Germany
· Famous ballet dancer and choreographer mixing classical ballet with theatre
· He is widely regarded as the founder of dance theatre
· Jooss is noted for establishing many dance companies , including the Folkwang Tanztheater , in Essen
· At a young age Joss was interested singing, drama, and visual arts
· He began his career in the 1920’s, from 1920 to 1924 he studied inder and danced lead roles in the choreography of Rudolf von Laban with the movement named Ausdruckstanz.
· Within a year Jooss left Laban and took the opportunity to establish his own dance company named, Die Neue Tanzbühne. At this point he met Fritz A. Cohen , who worked with Jooss on many of his famous pieces.
· In 1925 Jooss and Sigurd Leeder joined a group of artist and opened a new dance school called "Westfälische Akademie für Bewegung, Sprache und Musik"
· 1926 was the year when Jooss and Leeder went to Paris to study Classical Ballet with Russian ballerina Lubov Egorova
· In 1927 Jooss moved the "Westfälische Akademie" to Essen, and it became the Folkwang Schule
· His most important choreographic work, The Green Table (1932), had won first prize at an international competition for new choreography held by the Archives Internationales de la Danse in Paris in 1932
· In 1933 Jooss was forced to flee Germany when the Nazis asked him to dismiss the Jews from his company and he refused. Jooss and Leeder took safety in the Netherlands before resettling in England.
· The same year they toured in Europe and America. Afterwards Jooss and Leeder opened a school at Dartington Hall in Devon.
· In 1934, whilst in England Jooss added new works to his repertoire
· Jooss left England in 1949 to return to Essen, Germany. Jooss continued to teach and choreograph for 19 years
· He retired in 1968 and died 11 years later in 1979 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident
· Jooss’ daughter , Anna Markard, supervised companies that performed his work until she died
Resources-
http://www.dance-teacher.com/2011/08/kurt-jooss/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Jooss
The Green Table