Winter, Ethel (1924–)
Winter, Ethel (1924–)
American modern dancer and choreographer. Born June 18, 1924, in Wrentham, MA.
Trained with Martha Hill and Martha Graham at Bennington College; joined the Graham company (1945), and created numerous roles throughout career in such Graham works as Appalachian Spring (1945), Dark Meadow (1946), Night Journey (1947), Clytemnestra (1958), Alcestis (1960), Phaedra (1962), and Cortege of Eagles (1967); created role of The Bride for Yuriko's The Ghost (1960); choreographed for Bat-sheva Dance Company of Israel.
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