Cohen, Selma Jeanne

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COHEN, Selma Jeanne

COHEN, Selma Jeanne. American, b. 1920. Genres: Dance/Ballet. Career: Ed., International Encyclopedia of Dance; Dance Ed., World Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Theatre. Visiting professor of dance history, University of California, since 1983. Teacher of Dance History and Aesthetics, School of Performing Arts, NYC, 1953-55, Connecticut College School of Dance, New London, 1963-72, and New York University, NYC, 1968-70 and 1974-75; Teacher, University of Chicago, 1974-76. Managing Ed., 1959-65, and Ed., 1965-76, Dance Perspectives, NYC. Publications: The Modern Dance: Seven Statements of Belief, 1966; Doris Humphrey: An Artist First, 1972; Dance as a Theatre Art: Source Readings in Dance History, 1974; Next Week, Swan Lake: Reflections on Dance and Dances, 1982. Address: 29 E. 9th St, New York, NY 10003, U.S.A.

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