Jooss
Americannoun
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Another part of Warren House’s appeal was that it had been built in 1935 for the use of another choreographer, Kurt Jooss, who had arrived at Dartington fleeing Nazi persecution and founded an avant-garde company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2015
After childhood ballet classes, she went on to the Folkwang school in Essen, headed by Kurt Jooss, who drew on the concept of Ausdruckstanz, the expressionist dance that had flourished in pre-war Germany.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 30, 2010
Both conform to the Jooss type, employ the widest and most theatrical use of pantomime.
From Time Magazine Archive
So was Sigurd Leeder, who assists Jooss as dance instructor, Ernst Uthoff, who dances and acts as the troupe's paymaster, Rudolf Pescht, last week's prodigal son, who began his career selling books.
From Time Magazine Archive
I should like here to express my appreciation of the efforts made by Kurt Jooss, as master choreographer, and my regret that the poet was absent both from rehearsals and the actual performances.
From An Autobiography by Igor Stravinsky
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