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Jazz dance, a uniquely Black American art form, is Melanie’s first movement language. Her choreographic voice is rhythmic and weighted, purposely perpendicular to modern and contemporary dance styles.
- Jazz Dance Artist
Excerpts from the paper Pas de BourSLAY: Making the Case for...
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Melanie George investigate dance history that centers the...
- Dramaturg
Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre – Last Ward, 2019. Jacob’s Pillow...
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Melanie George is a jazz dance artist, dramaturg, and...
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I value stylization, individuality, and humanity in jazz...
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From her dramaturgical projects and scholarly work - to the...
- Jazz Is Dance Project
Inspired by the democratic nature of jazz music, a uniquely...
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Melanie George. About Who Artist Statement Highlights Jazz...
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Throughout her 25+ years as a dance professional and arts...
- Jazz Dance Artist
Aug 12, 2021 · Melanie George Brings Her Jazz Roots to Her Work as a Dramaturg, Scholar and More. Melanie George’s career has been defined by multiplicity. Widely known as one of the most in-demand dramaturgs in the dance field, she is also a choreographer, a scholar and an educator. In 2012, she founded Jazz is….
She is the former dance program director at American University, and has guest lectured at Harvard University, the Yale School of Drama, and The Juilliard School. Georg e is the 2021 recipient of the Outstanding Leadership Award from the National Dance Education Organization.
Melanie George is an educator, dramaturg, choreographer, scholar, and certified movement analyst. Named one of Dance Magazine ’s “30 over 30” in 2021, she is the founder of Jazz Is… Dance Project and Associate Curator and Director of Artist Initiatives at Jacob’s Pillow.
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