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Noemi Lia Lapzeson (28 June 1940,
Lapzeson as a child began to study movement through the Jaques-Dalcroze method. When she was 14 her mother brought her to study with Ana Itelman.
She won a scholarship from the
Noemi Lapzeson official website
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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– 11 January 2018, Geneva, Switzerland) was an Argentine dancer, choreographer
Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which motion or form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design itself. A choreographer is one who cr ...
and educator. She received a Guggenheim Fellowship
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for the field of choreography in 1999.
In 2002 Lapzeson was the first recipient of the Swiss Prize for Dance.
Life
Lapzeson as a child began to study movement through the Jaques-Dalcroze method. When she was 14 her mother brought her to study with Ana Itelman.
She won a scholarship from the Juilliard School
The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most el ...
. There she studied classical dance, but she returned to contemporary dance in order to study under American teacher Martha Graham
Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991) was an American modern dancer and choreographer. Her style, the Graham technique, reshaped American dance and is still taught worldwide.
Graham danced and taught for over seventy years. She wa ...
. By the age of 19 she danced and was a teacher at Graham's dance company in New York
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. Lapzeson helped to create the London Contemporary Dance School
London Contemporary Dance School (informally LCDS) is a contemporary dance school located in London, England and a part of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama. It was founded by Robin Howard in 1966 to train new dancers for his company, Londo ...
in 1968.
In Geneva, Noemi Lapsezon taught ''Technique corporelle'' in the Institute Jaques-Dalcroze. She was also instrumental in the creation of the ADC (Association of Contemporary Dance for its acronym in French). She is said to be a pioneer for contemporary dance in Geneva.
Lapzeson is buried at the Cimetière des Rois
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(Cemetery of Kings), which is considered the Genevan Panthéon.
References
External links
Noemi Lapzeson official website
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