Doris Humphrey

From: Dance Teacher | Date: January 1, 2006| Author: LaPointe-Crump, Janice | Copyright information

Modern dance pioneer

"We can turn nowhere in the art without finding her," wrote The New York Times critic John Martin about Doris Batcheller Humphrey (1895-1958). Revered as a giant in the history of American modern dance, Humphrey helped to develop the genre into a unique artform, a continually changing interpretation of modern life.

Humphrey was born on October 17, 1895, in Oak Park, Illinois. During her childhood her parents managed the Palace Hotel, which was filled with ec...

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