The Washington Post Tuesday, October 10, 1995 By Suzanne Carbonneau Special to The Washington Post For these too young to have seen the work of modern dance pioneer Daniel Nagrin performed by the choreographer himself, Shane O’Hara’s “The Nagrin Project,” presented at Dance Place on Saturday, came as a surprise with the force of revelation. … Continue reading Nagrin’s Revived Visions
March 25, 1994 Julie Lemberger Carl Flink performing in Daniel Nagrin’s “Strange Hero” at the Joyce Theater. By Anna Kisselgoff Today’s experimental choreographers could learn a thing or two from the solos that Daniel Nagrin created in the 1940’s. Three are part of the Limón Dance Company’s current season and the first two, revived on … Continue reading A Lesson From The 1940s: Expression In Just A Few Bold Strokes
How To Dance Forever: Surviving Against The Odds By Daniel Nagrin One of the country’s most distinguished and critically acclaimed solo dancers and choreographers debunks the myth that dancers must retire from professional life as performers in their early forties, when professionals in other fields are only beginning to do their best work. In How to … Continue reading How To Dance Forever
Dance And The Specific Image: Improvisation By Daniel Nagrin “This book is written by a master–a master teacher, performer, philosopher, and explorer. Its mastery is evident from the scope and clarity of its intention. The book bristles with Nagrin’s inherent energy and directness. He is on of the few artists I know who has been … Continue reading Dance And The Specific Image
The Six Questions: Acting Technique For Dance Performance By Daniel Nagrin All the study and practice is accomplished through dance movement and none of it through play at scenes. “We are offered illuminating, well researched and generously human information out of which great performances are made. Bravo Daniel!” –Bill T. Jones, The Bill T. Jones/Arne … Continue reading The Six Questions
Choreography and the Specific Image: Nineteen Essays and a Workbook By Daniel Nagrin “Daniel Nagrin is on of the genuinely interesting figures in American modern dance. In this volume, informed by the wisdom and experience of an unusually long and productive creative life, he now turns his insightful gaze upon the making of dances.” –Robby … Continue reading Choreography and the Specific Image
A Dance Horizons Book, Princeton Book Company By John Gruen Daniel Nagrin On a cold January afternoon, I made my way to a loft located at 550 Broadway in lower Manhattan. I entered the old building to keep an appointment with a dancer who lead invited ale to watch him execute two dances of his own … Continue reading People Who Dance
Daniel Nagrin: A Chronicle of His Professional Career, by Christena L. Schlundt, University of California Press, ISBN 0-520-09813-7 This chronology covers Mr. Nagrin’s entire dance career up to and including his professorship from 1982 to 1992 at Arizona State University. It includes reviews, commentaries, location and dates of most of his performances.
The Tamiris Conference, April 19 & 20, 1986 Her Teaching of Choreography Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Edited by Daniel Nagrin, 107 pages
In manuscript form: Selections From An Uncompleted Autobiography by Helen Tamiris Edited by Daniel Nagrin, 66 pages