Muriel Topaz.(Transition)(Brief Article)(Obituary)

From: Dance Magazine | Date: October 1, 2003| Author: Hering, Doris | Copyright information

Not long before her death, April 28, 2003, Muriel Topaz had the pleasure of learning that Undimmed Lustre, her biography of Antony Tudor, was to be reprinted by Rowman and Littlefield Publishing She was also planning a biography of choreographer Sophie Maslow and was reconstructing Tudor's ballet The Planets.

Topaz was born May 7, 1932, in Philadelphia, but New York was the center of most of her prodigious activity. The poles of her professional life were The Juilliard S...

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