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   Beverly Schmidt Blossom (August 28, 1926 – November 1, 2014) was an American modern dancer, choreographer, and teacher. She was an original member and soloist with the Alwin Nikolais Dance Theater, a modern dance choreographer for Illinois Dance Theatre, Blossom & Co. and others, and a professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign .

2. www.beverlyblossom.org › bioBeverly Blossom: Bio

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   After leaving the University of Illinois in 1990, at age 63, Beverly returned to New York City and had a remarkable run of late-career critical success, with glowing New York Times reviews for solo performances as well as new group pieces performed by her company, Blossom & Company. In 1993, she received a Bessie Award for sustained achievement ...

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   Who is Beverly Blossom?

   • In 1967, after the birth of her only child, Michael, Beverly Blossom accepted a position on the faculty of the Department of Dance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, an established program with state-of-the-art facilities in the new Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

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   Where did Beverly Schmidt grow up?

   • Born in Chicago on August 28th, 1926, Beverly Schmidt grew up in the Logan Square neighborhood, near Fullerton and Crawford (now Pulaski Avenue), and her family later moved to Highland Park.

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   What happened to Beverly Nikolais?

   • Beverly’s career as a choreographer and solo performer began during her Nikolais years and continued after she left the company in 1963. During this period, she originated many works including her famous Black Traveler, performed completely on a stool to cartoon music.

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4. www.nytimes.com › 2014/11/04 › artsBeverly Blossom, Solo Dancer With a ‘Voice,’ Dies at 88

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   Nov 4, 2014 · Beverly Blossom, a modern-dance choreographer and teacher and a daring, vividly imaginative solo performer, died on Saturday in Chicago. She was 88. Her son and only immediate survivor, Michael...

5. libraryidm.web.illinois.edu › wp › exhibitBeverly Schmidt Blossom – Illinois Distributed Museum

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   Beverly Schmidt Blossom was a modern dance choreographer, teacher, and solo artist. She was born on August 28, 1926 in Chicago and died on November 1, 2014. From 1966 to 1990, she was a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.

6. www.michalikfuneralhome.com › obituary › 2787906Obituary | Beverly S Blossom | Michalik Funeral Home

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   Nov 1, 2014 · Beverly Schmidt Blossom was born Beverly Carol Schmidt in Chicago in 1926. Her father, Theodore Schmidt, was a dentist practicing at Belmont and Crawford, and she lived with him and her mother, Florence Pfeiffer, at Springfield and Fullerton.

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   Beverly Schmidt Blossom (August 28, 1926 – November 1, 2014) was an American modern dancer, choreographer and teacher. She was an original member and soloist with the Alwin Nikolais Dance Theater, a modern dance choreographer for Illinois Dance Theatre, Blossom & Co. and others, and a Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign .

9. www.beverlyblossom.org › choreographyBeverly Blossom: Choreography

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   Choreography. Beverly Blossom danced (as Beverly Schmidt) in dozens of pieces by the great Alwin Nikolais in the 1950s and 1960s. During that period, she began creating her own body of work as a choreographer, with Nikolais as a mentor, and she continued developing pieces for the stage through her final performance, in 2010 — fittingly, a ...