Lampert, Rachel (1948–)

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Lampert, Rachel (1948–)

American modern dancer and choreographer. Born Dec 4, 1948, in Morristown, NJ.

Trained with Jean Erdman, Gladys Bailin, and Stuart Hodes; formed own company with fellow dancers and choreographers from New York University's School of Arts, including Clarice Marshall and Holly Harbinger (1975); choreographed for own company, including Issue (1975), Home (1976), and Doing the Dance (1977), and for San Antonio Ballet and Connecticut Ballet, among others. Choreographed Going Nowhere (1971), Brahms Variations on a Theme by Handel (1976), Bloody Mary Sunday (1976), In Memory of the Lonesome Pine (1978), Prelude at the End of a Day (1979), Cliff Walking (1980) and Me and Beethoven (1980).