Deborah Jowitt
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Deborah Jowitt is an American dance critic, author, and choreographer. Her career in dance began as a performer and choreographer. Jowitt has received several awards for her work, including a Bessie (New York Dance and Performance Award) for her work in dance criticism.
Beginning in 1967, she wrote a weekly dance column for the Village Voice, providing frequent reviews of dance performances in New York City. From some time in the 70s til 1994, the Voice had a page and a half for dance coverage: Jowitt contributed 1600 words or a full page of this, week after week, plus occasional features. Collections of her reviews from the Voice and numerous other publications have appeared as books - Dance Beat: Views and Reviews, New York: Marcel Dekker, 1977 and The Dance in Mind: Profiles and Reviews, 1976-1983, Boston: David R. Godine, 1985.
By 2008, dance coverage in the Voice had been reduced to less than a half-page, comprising capsule reviews by a number of freelance contributors and a longer review (less than 450 words) by Jowitt.
In late March 2008, after 40 years as a dance critic for the Village Voice, Jowitt was "let go" [1] ie fired from her position as chief dance critic -- though encouraged to continue to contribute as a freelance writer.
She is currently a faculty member at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University (NYU).
[edit] Awards
- In 2005, Jowitt received a special citation from the Society of Dance History Scholars (SDHS) for Jerome Robbins: His Life, His Theater, His Dance.
- In 2001, Jowitt received the "Outstanding Contribution to Dance Research" award from Congress on Research in Dance (CORD).
- In 1988, Jowitt received the de la Torre Bueno Prize for the best book in the field of dance studies for Time and the Dancing Image.
- In 1985, Jowitt received a special citation from the SDHS for The Dance in Mind.
[edit] Resources
- NYU Faculty: Deborah Jowitt
- Sarma Critics: Deborah Jowitt
- Society of Dance History Scholars Awards
- [1. http://www.artscatter.com/dance/deborah-jowitt-out-at-village-voice/]
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