Deborah Jowitt is an American dance critic, author, and choreographer. Her career in dance began as a performer and choreographer. Jowitt has received several awards for her work, including a Bessie (New York Dance and Performance Award) for her work in dance criticism.[1]
Deborah Jowitt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1934 (age 89–90) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Dance critic, author, choreographer |
| Awards | Bessie (1985) |
| Website | deborahjowitt |
Early life edit
Career edit
Beginning in 1967, she wrote a weekly dance column for The Village Voice, providing frequent reviews of dance performances in New York City.[3] From some time in the 1970s until 1994, the Voice had a page and a half for dance coverage: Jowitt contributed 1600 words or a full page of this, week after week, plus occasional features. Collections of her reviews from the Voice and numerous other publications have appeared as books – Dance Beat: Selected Views and Reviews, 1967–1976[4] and The Dance in Mind: Profiles and Reviews 1976–1983.[5]
In 2007, Jowitt's column in the Village Voice was increased in length to 3/4 page, having been earlier reduced to a half-page; in 2008, her position as dance critic was converted from full-time to freelance. However, Jowitt continued to write 3/4 page reviews for the Voice until 2011.[6] She was a faculty member at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[7]
Her biography of the dancer Martha Graham, Errand into the Maze, was published in 2024.[8] Jowitt took the title from Graham's 1947 ballet of the same name.
Awards edit
- 1985, a special citation from the SDHS for The Dance in Mind[9]
- 1988, the de la Torre Bueno Prize for the best book in the field of dance studies for Time and the Dancing Image[9]
- 2001, the "Outstanding Contribution to Dance Research" award from Congress on Research in Dance (CORD)[10]
- 2005, a special citation from the Society of Dance History Scholars (SDHS) for her 2004 book, Jerome Robbins: His Life, His Theater, His Dance[11]
References edit
- ^ "Deborah Jowitt". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ Theodores, Diana (October 15, 2013). First We Take Manhattan: Four American Women and the New York School of Dance Criticism. Taylor & Francis. p. 1. ISBN 9781134375783. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Macaulay, Alastair (March 12, 2019). "She's Been Writing About Dance for 55 Years. She's Not Done Yet". The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ Jowitt, Deborah (1977). Dance Beat: Selected Views and Reviews, 1967–1976. New York: Marcel Dekker. ISBN 9780824765064.
- ^ Jowitt, Deborah (1985). The Dance in Mind: Profiles and Reviews 1976–1983. Boston: David R. Godine. ISBN 9780879235345.
- ^ "The Village Voice Author: Deborah Jowitt". Archived from the original on November 18, 2011.
- ^ "Faculty Directory: Deborah Jowitt". Tisch. Archived from the original on January 21, 2005.
- ^ Jowitt, Deborah (2024). Errand into the Maze: The Life and Works of Martha Graham. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 9780374709143.
- ^ a b "de la Torre Bueno Prize awards 1973-2001". Archived from the original on August 7, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ McKechnie, Alex (September 10, 2012). "What Makes A Masterpiece? Renowned Dance Critic Will Discuss at Drexel". Drexel University. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ "The de la Torre Bueno Prize". DanceStudiesAssociation.org. April 20, 2021. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
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