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Karole ArmitageKarole Armitage is known for her synthesis of the 1980's punk-rock culture with modern dance and ballet styles. After dancing with George Balanchine's Geneva Ballet in the 70's, Ms. Armitage joined the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. In 1980, she founded her own dance company, Armitage Gone! Dance to pursue her interest in dance making. Armitage's choreography has been recognized by such prestigious awards as a Guggenheim Fellowship in choreography and the French government's Chevalier dans L'ordre des Arts et Lettres. She has choreographed works for the Paris Opera Ballet and the American Ballet Theater. From 1995-1998, Ms. Armitage was director of MaggioDanza di Firenze the Ballet Company in Florence, Italy. Karole Armitage is currently choreographer in residence for Ballet de Lorraine based in Nancy, France. Using New York as a base, Armitage continues to work as an independent choreographer, alternating projects for Armitage Gone! Dance, Ballet de Lorraine, and other companies. Current projects include a remake of "Drastic-Classicism," her punk classic from the late 1970's, "Sonata de Caccia" for the Ballet de Lorraine, "Rave" for the Cannes Dance Festival, and several short works for a Philip Glass birthday tribute on February 2, 2002, in New York. Armitage's choreography can also be seen in the Merchant & Ivory production of "The Golden Bowl" starring Nick Nolte and Angelica Houston. Her choreography has been the subject of two documentaries made for television: "The South Bank Show " (1985) and "Wild Ballerina" (1998.) |
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