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Sara Rudner: cultivating the whole dancer.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-FEB-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Sara Rudner: cultivating the whole dancer.(Interview)

Article Excerpt
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A founding member of Twyla Tharp's original group, Sara Rudner helped define the Tharp style. As a dancer, she had a sensuality and largesse shaped by a keen intelligence, and the look of utter spontaneity. She was mesmerizing to watch--and still is. Alastair Macaulay, chief dance critic of The New York Times, recently named her one of the treasures of the New York dance scene. As a choreographer, Rudner moved away from the proscenium toward more informal settings, always with the idea of "dancing first." Her recent projects include Dancing-on-View and This Dancing Life. Since 1999 she has been the director of the dance program at Sarah Lawrence College, where Hannah Gilfillan recently spoke with her.

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When did you begin teaching, and why? I began teaching while I was with Twyla Tharp's...

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