Glenn, Laura (1945–)

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Glenn, Laura (1945–)

American modern dancer. Born Aug 25, 1945, in New York, NY.

Trained with José Limón and Anna Sokolow at Juilliard School in NY; danced with Limón company (1964–72), creating roles in his solo series Dances for Isadora (1972) and performing in his The Winged, Missa Brevis, There Is a Time, and more; staged his The Moor's Pavane for numerous companies worldwide including Royal Danish Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet, and American Ballet Theater; danced with Contemporary Dance System since institution's original founding and performed there in numerous repertory works by Humphrey and Sokolow, as well as in director Daniel Lewis's Rasaumovsky (1975) and And First They Slaughtered the Angels (1975); toured with solos by Sokolow, Humphrey, and choreographer Barbara Roan. Works of choreography include Stages (1976), The Stolen Glance (1977), Muse (1978), Figurings (1979) and Flora Chaya (1980).

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