June 1: Today in Dance

Born Today: Robert North

American choreographer Robert North (1945-) studied dance in London and was one of the founding members of London Contemporary Dance Theatre in 1967. He briefly came back to the US to take class with Merce Cunningham (1919–2009) and dance with Martha Graham (1894–1991), but returned to LCDT and choreographed two of his best-known works, Troy Games (1974) and Songs and Dances (1981), the same year he was named co-Artistic Director. He served as Artistic Director of Ballet Rambert from 1981–1986. Since that time, he has been an independent artist making works for companies worldwide, including Batsheva Dance Company and English National Ballet, and serving as a ballet director in Italy and Scotland.

Also Born Today: Ballerina Mariane Orlando (1934-) trained at the Royal Swedish Ballet School and joined the company in the late 1940s.

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