Daniel Nagrin

Daniel Nagrin
Daniel Nagrin

Nagrin performing the piece “Jacaranda” in 1979
Born May 22, 1917(1917-05-22)
New York City, New York, USA
Died December 29, 2008(2008-12-29) (aged 91)
Tempe, Arizona, USA
Occupation Choreographer, dancer
Years active 1940s-1980s
Website
nagrin.com

Daniel Nagrin (May 22, 1917 – December 29, 2008) was an American modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, and author. He was born in New York City.

Nagrin studied with Martha Graham, Anna Sokolow, Hanya Holm, and Helen Tamiris whom he later married. In addition to work as a modern dancer, Nagrin also performed on Broadway in Plain and Fancy, Up in Central Park, and Annie Get Your Gun, among other musicals. His 1950 dance Dance in the Sun was adapted by filmmaker Shirley Clarke for her 1953 film of the same name.

In June 1954 he formed the Dance-Percussion Trio with David Shapiro and Ronald Gould (who would go on to form the New York Percussion Trio), and the group toured the United States in June and July of that year. Nagrin and his wife formed the Tamiris-Nagrin Company in 1960. When Tamiris died in 1966, Nagrin concentrated on a solo career. In the early 1970s Nagrin formed "The Workgroup", a performance company with a focus on improvisation.

Nagrin's better known choreographic works include "The Peloponnesian War", "Strange Hero", "Man of Action", "Spanish Dance", and "Jazz, Three Ways". Additionally, he choreographed for the 1954 film His Majesty O'Keefe.

In 1985, a 15-hour compilation of Nagrin's work, The Nagrin Videotape Library of Dances, was assembled. It is held in the Dance Collection at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Nagrin, who held a B.S. in Education from City College in New York, taught at C.W. Post College, New York University, the American Dance Festival, and Arizona State University. He was the author of several books, including How to Dance Forever: Surviving Against the Odds (1988) and Choreography and the Specific Image (2001).

Nagrin died on December 29, 2008[1] in Tempe, Arizona.

Contents

Selected choreography

  • Private Johnny Jukebox (1942)
  • Spanish Dance (1948)
  • Stranger Hero (1948)
  • Man of Action (1948)
  • Dance in the Sun (1950)
  • Faces from Walt Whitman (1950)
  • Man Dancing (1954)
  • Progress (1957)
  • Indeterminate Figure (1957)
  • Three Happy Men (1958)
  • Jazz, Three Ways (1958)
  • For a Young Person (1958)
  • A Dancer Prepares (1958)
  • An American Journey (1960)
  • Two Improvisations (1962)
  • The Man Who Did Not Care (1963)
  • In the Dusk (1965)
  • Not Me, But Him (1965)
  • Path (1965)
  • A Gratitude (1965)
  • Why Not (1965)
  • The Peloponnesian War (1968)
  • The Ritual (1971)
  • Rondo (1971)
  • Rituals of Power (1971)
  • Signs of the Times (1972)
  • Ritual for Two (1972)
  • Ritual for Eight (1972)
  • Wounded Knee (1972)
  • Sea Anemone Suite (1972)
  • Hello-Farewell-Hello (1973)
  • Steps (1973)
  • Jazz Changes (1974)
  • Sweet Woman (1974)
  • Nineteen Upbeats (1975)
  • The Edge is Also a Center (1975)

References

  1. ^ "Daniel Nagrin Dies at 91; Modern Dancer and Choreographer" The New York Times, January 3, 2009

External links

Bibliography

  • Chujoy, Anatole (1967), The Dance Encyclopedia. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-671-24027-7
  • McDonagh, Don (1976), The Complete Guide to Modern Dance.
  • Nagrin, Daniel (1988), How to Dance Forever: Surviving Against the Odds. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-688-07799-4
  • Nagrin, Daniel (1994), Dance and the Specific Image: Improvisation. Pittsburgh: Univ. of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN13: 9780822955207, ISBN10: 0-82295520-2
  • Nagrin, Daniel (1997), Six Questions : Acting Technique for Dance Performance (1997 edition). Pittsburgh: Univ. of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN13: 9780822956242, ISBN10: 0822956241
  • Nagrin, Daniel (2001), Choreography and the Specific Image: Nineteen Essays and a Workbook. Pittsburgh: Univ. of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN13: 9780822957508, ISBN10: 0-82295750-7
  • Schlundt, Christena L. (1997), Daniel Nagrin: A Chronicle of His Professional Career. University of California Publications: Catalogs and bibliographies, vol. 13. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. ISBN 0-52009813-7

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