Janis Brenner Video Archive

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Description: The Janis Brenner Video Archive comprises 63 videos filmed between 1985 and 2009.
Library locations: Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Topics: Brenner, Janis
Notes: Biographical/historical: Janis Brenner (b. 1954) is an American dancer, singer, and choreographer. Brenner was born in Queens, New York and grew up in Long Island after moving there with her family as a small child. She has been based in New York City throughout her career. Before forming her own company called Janis Brenner & Dancers in the mid-1980s, Brenner danced with the Murray Louis Dance Company from 1977 to 1984. She has performed internationally and danced with or collaborated with Rudolf Nureyev, Plácido Domingo, the Dave Brubeck Quartet, Theo Bleckmann, Meredith Monk and the Vocal Ensemble, JoAnna Mendl Shaw, Richard Siegel, Annabelle Gamson, Michael Moschen, and others. Themes in her work include the trauma and loss during the AIDS crisis, interpersonal relations, and humor.
Type of Resource: Moving image
Identifiers: Other local Identifier: Janis Brenner Video Archive; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e67a1320-8c22-0131-5d3f-58d385a7bbd0

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