Erick Hawkins - Wikipedia
WEBThe next year, Hawkins was the first man to dance with the company of the famous modern dancer and choreographer Martha Graham. In 1939, he officially joined her troupe, dancing male lead in a number of her works, including Appalachian Spring in 1944. They married in 1948.
E. Hawkins; U.S. Dance Innovator - Los Angeles Times
WEBNov 25, 1994 · Erick Hawkins--the grand old man of American dance, who burst into stardom with Martha Graham in the 1930s only to break away 20 years later to choreograph a style of his own that...
ERICK HAWKINS, THE MODERN MAN - The Washington Post
WEBNov 25, 1994 · Modern dance pioneer Erick Hawkins, who died in New York Wednesday at age 85, was as pristine an embodiment of the ideals of American individualism as the art form he ennobled.
Biographies - ERICK HAWKINS DANCE COMPANY
WEBErick Hawkins (1909–1994) was a leading American modern-dance choreographer and dancer. Born in Trinidad, Colorado, he majored in Greek civilization at Harvard University, graduating in 1930. A performance by the German dancers Harald Kreutzberg and Yvonne Georgi so impressed him that he went to Austria to study dance with the former.
Erick Hawkins, a Pioneering Choreographer of American Dance, Is …
WEBNov 24, 1994 · Erick Hawkins, a major figure in American modern dance who offered a radical new definition of the art form, died yesterday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. He was 85 and lived in Manhattan.
Erick Hawkins Is Remembered With Film, Poetry and Laughter
WEBDec 6, 1994 · Erick Hawkins, the modern dance master who died on Nov. 23 at the age of 85, was celebrated yesterday afternoon in a memorial service at the Joyce Theater that resembled a huge family...
Erick Hawkins Video Archive - NYPL Digital Collections
WEBThe Erick Hawkins’ Video Archive comprises 35 videos filmed between 1960-1988. Biographical/historical: Erick Hawkins (1909 – 1994) was a leading American modern-dance choreographer and dancer.
DANCE VIEW; ERICK HAWKINS: CREATOR OF ELEGANT MYTHS
WEBDec 20, 1987 · IN ''GOD THE REVELLER,'' ERICK Hawkins has composed a noble work. It has long been evident that Mr. Hawkins's choreography differs markedly from the dance pieces of others, and the...
Erick Hawkins | Department of Dance - University of Washington
WEBDied November 23, 1994. A deeply spiritual man, Hawkins has often been called the “poet” of modern dance. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in classics from Harvard University in 1932, Hawkins began to study ballet and in 1934 made his debut in …
Erick Hawkins Collection - Library of Congress
WEBThis collection includes materials in several formats documenting the career of Erick Hawkins, noted 20th-century American dancer and choreographer, often closely associated with Martha Graham. Hawkins worked with some of the most important figures in dance, including George Balanchine.
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