Robert Joffrey
Robert Joffrey (* 24. December 1930 in Seattle , Washington as Abdullah Jaffa Bey Khan ; † 25. March 1988 in New York City , New York ) was an American dancer and choreographer of Afghan descent.
Life
Robert Joffrey was born in Seattle on Christmas Eve 1930 to an Afghan Pashtun and an Italian. He studied dance in New York City and began dancing with Roland Petit in 1949 . Joffrey co-founded the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago in 1956 ; among other things, Ann Reinking received lessons from him. He received the Capezio Dance Award in 1974 and the Handel Medallion in 1981 .
Joffrey died of AIDS in New York City in 1988 at the age of 57 . He was buried in the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine . In 2000 he was inducted into the National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame .
Web links
- Literature by and about Robert Joffrey in the catalog of the German National Library
- Robert Joffrey in the Great Russian Encyclopedia
- Robert Joffrey in the Encyclopædia Britannica
Individual evidence
- ^ Chip Correll: Ann Reinking. In: Tampa Bay Magazine July-August 1999, pp. 56-57.
- ↑ Hall of Fame inductees ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
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| SURNAME | Joffrey, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Khan, Abdullah Jaffa Bey (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American dancer, producer, and choreographer of Afghan descent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seattle , Washington |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 1988 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York |