Monthly Archives: November 2018

Academic Paper

This and That: Jewishness in the Dances of Daniel Nagrin – Full text

Jews and Jewishness in the Dance World    Arizona State University   Oct 2018 DANIEL NAGRIN:  ON “THIS AND THAT,” TIKKUN OLAM, AND CHOREOGRAPHY Diane Wawrejko, PhD, MFA, CMT In this paper, I examine American choreographer and dancer Daniel Nagrin’s choreographic methods as a study in Jewishness. I extend the notion that dancing Jewish not only resides … Continue reading This and That: Jewishness in the Dances of Daniel Nagrin – Full text →

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This and That: Jewishness in the Dances of Daniel Nagrin – Abstract

Abstract Daniel Nagrin 1 Jews and Jewishness in the Dance World Arizona State UniversityOctober 2018 naomi.jackson@asu.edu email 9.30.2017 THIS AND THAT: JEWISHNESS IN THE DANCES OF DANIEL NAGRIN by Diane Wawrejko, PhD, MFA, CMT wawrejko@comcast.net Abstract Daniel Nagrin 2 Abstract. In this paper, I examine American choreographer and dancer Daniel Nagrin’s choreographic method as a … Continue reading This and That: Jewishness in the Dances of Daniel Nagrin – Abstract →

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A Tribute to Daniel Nagrin: Russian Jewish Influences in American Modern Dance – Full Text

First publish in Dance Voices, Haifa Israel, 14 November 2009. Used with permission.http://www.dancevoices.com/en/dance-discourses/118-a-tribute-to-daniel-nagrin-russian-jewish- influences-in-american-modern-dance A TRIBUTE TO DANIEL NAGRIN: Russian Jewish Influences in American Modern Dance By Diane Wawrejko, MFA, CMT, PhD © 1. INTRODUCTION. On the first anniversary of his death, this paper is a tribute to my former teacher and mentor, Daniel Nagrin. … Continue reading A Tribute to Daniel Nagrin: Russian Jewish Influences in American Modern Dance – Full Text →

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A Tribute to Daniel Nagrin: Russian Jewish Influences in American Modern Dance

Dance Scholar Dr Diane Wawrejko, PhD, MFA, CMT, has researched and written extensively on Daniel Nagrin’s influence on Modern American Dance. Dr Wawrejko and Henia Rottenberg, editor at Dance Voices, have recently given the Nagrin Foundation permission to post Dr Wawrejko’s 2009 DV academic paper on Nagrin, A Tribute to Daniel Nagrin: Russian Jewish Influences … Continue reading A Tribute to Daniel Nagrin: Russian Jewish Influences in American Modern Dance →

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Daniel Nagrin’s Dance Portraits: Choreographing Agency – Full Text

Academic Paper Full Text: Daniel Nagrin’s Dance Portraits: Choreographing Agency Citation MLA Style: Wawrejko, Diane, Daniel Nagrin’s Dance Portraits: Choreographing Agency, Journal for the Anthropological Study of Human Movement19.1 (2012): 56 pars. 13 Feb. 2013, http://jashm.press.illinois.edu/19.1/wawrejko.html. Daniel Nagrin’s Dance Portraits: Choreographing Agency Diane Wawrejko Overview This paper examines American choreographer and dancer Daniel Nagrin’s use … Continue reading Daniel Nagrin’s Dance Portraits: Choreographing Agency – Full Text →

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Daniel Nagrin’s Dance Portraits: Choreographing Agency

Dance Scholar Dr Diane Wawrejko, PhD, MFA, CMT, has researched and written extensively on Daniel Nagrin’s influence on Modern American Dance. Dr Wawrejko and Brenda Farnell, co-editor at the Journal for the Anthropological Study of Human Movement, have recently given the Nagrin Foundation permission to post Dr Wawrejko’s 2012 JASHM academic paper on Nagrin, Daniel … Continue reading Daniel Nagrin’s Dance Portraits: Choreographing Agency →