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Hanya Holm

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Choreographer 1893–1992

Hanya Holm (born Johanna Eckert; 3 March 1893 – 3 November 1992) is known as one of the "Big Four" founders of American modern dance. She was a dancer, choreographer, and above all, a dance educator.

Also credited on7 works

Camelot
Kiss Me, Kate
The Liar
The Golden Apple
My Fair Lady
Anya
Out of This World

These come off the person record, which names a work and not a production. So we can say this name is attached to the work and we cannot say which staging, or in what capacity. For a composer or a writer that is the whole career we hold; there is no cast list to find them in.

In the literature8 passages

  • 37 Hanya Holm (1893–1992), German-born American choreographer and dance educator.ebooks/Bernstein, Leonard/Leonard Bernstein Letters, The - Leonard Bernstein.txt
  • Direction : Alfred Drake; Producers : Dorothy Willard and Thomas Hammond; Choreography : Hanya Holm; Scenery and Lighting : Donald Oenslager; Costumes : Motley; Musical Direction : Lehman Engelebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Direction : Agnes de Mille; Producers : Saint Subber and Lemuel Ayers; Choreography : Hanya Holm; Scenery and Costumes : Lemuel Ayers; Lighting : Uncredited; Musical Direction : Pembroke Davenportebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Direction : John C. Wilson; Producers : Saint Subber and Lemuel Ayers; Choreography : Hanya Holm; Scenery and Costumes : Lemuel Ayers; Lighting : Uncredited; Musical Direction : George Hirstebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Direction : Charles Friedman (production supervised by Hassard Short); Producers : Robert L. Joseph (Paul Vroom, Associate Producer); Choreography : Hanya Holm; Scenery and Costumes : Lemuel Ayers; Lighting : Hassard Short; Musical Direction : Franz Allers; Choral Direction : Robert Shawebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Direction : Moss Hart; Producer : Herman Levin; Choreography : Hanya Holm; Scenery : Oliver Smith; Costumes ; Cecil Beaton; Lighting : Feder; Musical Direction : Franz Allersebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt

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