Bella Lewitzky
Bella Lewitzky (born January 13, 1913 in Los Angeles , † July 16, 2004 in Pasadena ) was an American dancer and choreographer .
biography
Bella Lewitzky was a daughter of Russian immigrants and grew up in a colony in the Mojave Desert and later on a ranch in San Bernardino . After graduating from high school , she moved to Los Angeles and studied ballet at a prestigious school . In 1934 she joined the Lester Horton's Company , where she met her future husband, Newell Taylor Reynolds. After the war, Lewitzky and Lester Horton founded a dance theater with an integrated dance school in Los Angeles ( Dance Theater of Los Angeles ). In the early 1950s she worked as a choreographer for film, Baghdad (1949), Tripoli (1950) and The Slave of the Amazons (1950). After the birth of her daughter, Nora Reynolds (* 1955), she taught dance and expression at the Idyllwild Arts Academy . In 1966 Lewitzky founded the Lewitzky Dance Company , under her artistic direction the company became one of the leading dance schools of modern dance in the world.
Awards
- 1981 Honorary Doctorate from the California Institute of Arts
- 1984 Honorary Doctorate from Occidental College
- 1989 Honorary Doctorate from Otis Parsons College
- 1993 honorary doctorate from the Juilliard School
- 1996 National Medal of Arts
Web links
- Bella Lewitzky in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lewitzky, Bella |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reynolds, Bella (married name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American dancer and choreographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 2004 |
| Place of death | Pasadena |