Kajiwara, Mari (1952–)
Kajiwara, Mari (1952–)
American modern dancer. Born 1952, in New York, NY.
Danced 1 season with company of Glen Tetley (1969); joined Alvin Ailey Dance Theater (c. 1970), where she created roles in Ailey's Archipelago (1971), Hidden Rites (1973), Feast of Ashes (1974), and in Jennifer Muller's Crossword (1977); had featured roles in Ailey's Revelations and Choral Dances, McKayle's Blood Memories and Rainbow Round My Shoulder, and in works by John Butler, Joyce Trisler, Rael Lamb, and Talley Beatty, among others.
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