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While working with the FDP, Tamiris simultaneously acknowledged that it was not a full solution to the issue of unemployed dancers. Tamiris wanted dancers to be understood as laborers, due to the significant physical demands of their work, and believed that the difficulties faced by dancers in the
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for which Fokine choreographed the prologue. Dissatisfied with ballet, Becker studied at the Isadora Duncan School, but left after three months. Her autobiography cited the reasons for leaving as "I don't want to be a Duncan dancer - or a ballet dancer - I want to be myself - But what was myself?"
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described her as "the great unsung pioneer of American dance." Tamiris' longtime partner Daniel Nagrin attributed Tamiris' lesser-known legacy to her intense social, political, and artistic passion, which he argued frightened her peers; and to Tamiris' use of jazz in her early works, when its
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With her independence in mind, Becker worked in commercial dance, including at nightclubs and the Music Box Review on Broadway. She took on the stage name of "Tamiris," from a line in a Persian poem: "Thou art Tamiris, the ruthless queen who banishes all obstacles."
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of her own, unlike her contemporaries. Tamiris' collaborative attitude towards choreography, encouraging her dancers to utilize their "inner action," and her focus on content over form, is argued by contemporary scholars to constitute a distinct style.
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Tamiris and Nagrin separated personally and professionally in 1964. Tamiris was diagnosed with cancer shortly after their separation, and retreated from public view. Tamiris died on August 5, 1966, at the age of 64.
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and its sister projects, arguing for modern dance as an art form, and choreographing multiple productions. In her later career, Tamiris choreographed on Broadway, winning a Tony Award in 1949 for her choreography in
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was referenced as part of the backlash against the Federal Theatre Project, which eventually led to its shutdown. The final example of Tamiris' work for the Federal Theatre Project before its closure is
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The date of Tamiris' birth is contested. Multiple sources cite 1905 as the date of her birth. Tamiris' autobiography cites her date of birth as April 23, 1902, and her 1966 obituary lists her age as 64.
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School of Dance, but Tamiris remained independent of this group. A 2000 analysis by dance scholar Julia Foulkes argues that Tamiris' exclusion from the Bennington College program was due to either
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in its program, detailing Tamiris' desires to keep her works contemporary, sincere, and uniquely American. This manifesto was possibly in reaction to the works of Tamiris' contemporaries
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as a child, and began her career in the field of ballet. Tamiris refocused to modern dance, making her solo debut in 1928, with a focus on social activism. Tamiris was a leader in the
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in 1950, and despite an internal FBI review in 1955 denying her affiliation with the Communist Party, her legacy was likely affected greatly by the blacklisting.
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saw Tamiris' works as early as 1936, and joined her company in 1941. They married in September 1946, and continued to collaborate professionally.
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for four seasons. Before her final season, she joined the Bracale Opera Company as a soloist on a tour of South America in the summer of 1922.
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to form the Dance Repertory Theatre. The company was financially successful, but dissolved in 1932. Many of its members went on to form the
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Upon her return from South America, Becker performed with the Met for another season, while studying with Russian ballet choreographer
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Tamiris was born Helen Becker in New York City on April 23, 1902, to Isor and Rose (Simonov) Becker. Her parents and brothers
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from 1918 to 1920. Her focus on labor statistics preceded her later works in union organizing, a key element of her legacy.
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Becker attended New York City public schools, graduating from Eastern District High School in 1918, and later studying
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Much of Tamiris' known work deals with social issues like racism and war. She is best known for her suite of dances,
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in her casts. This, along with her earlier union organizing and antiwar activism, prompted an FBI investigation and
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at the age of eight. The Henry Street Settlement's dance program taught "interpretive dancing," an early form of
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argued that Tamiris' legacy was marred by personal rivalries among her peers. In a 1988 essay, dance historian
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in 1989. The revised draft covers Tamiris' childhood and early career, ending before her 1928 trip to Europe.
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criticized Tamiris for using white dancers to convey Black experience, calling it "metaphorical blackface".
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Power Delivered Through Dance: Choreographer Intent in Creating American National Identity 1935-1965
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As a child, Becker was constantly in motion, and her father enrolled her in dance classes at the
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In October 1927, Tamiris made her premiere as a solo modern dancer, accompanied by composer
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Despite the magnitude of her works, Tamiris' legacy is less known than that of her peers.
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Schlundt, Christena L. (1989). "Tamiris: A Chronicle of Her Dance Career 1927-1955".
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created between 1928 and 1942. Eight pieces of this suite were performed at the
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experience. She trained with the Met for one season, then performed in the
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Nagrin, Daniel (2001). "Helen Tamiris and Her Teaching of Choreography".
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or backlash against Tamiris' involvement with leftist politics.
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workplace were relevant to contemporaneous labor movements.
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at age 15, and was accepted, despite her lack of ballet and
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legitimacy may have still been in question. Contrastingly,
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Journal for the Anthropological Study of Human Movement
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McPherson, Elizabeth; Tucker, JoAnne (September 2019).
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and the programs created to mitigate it, including the
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Helen Tamiris: Re-Visioning Modernism in Modern Dance
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Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia
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Stabile, Carol A.; Favara, Jeremiah; Strait, Laura.
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Tamiris was not interested in developing a codified
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Tamiris: a chronicle of her dance career, 1927-1955
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Index


New York City
Choreographer
dancer
Modern dance
Daniel Nagrin
Henry Street Settlement
Federal Theatre Project
Maurice
Nizhny Novgorod
pogroms
Lower East Side
Henry Street Settlement
modern dance
Dalcroze eurhythmics
Isadora Duncan
economics
Rand School
Metropolitan Opera Ballet
pointe
corps de ballet
Michel Fokine
Louis Horst
manifesto
Martha Graham
Angna Enters
spirituals
Berlin
Salzburg
Paris

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