Jerome Andrews
Born1908
Plaistow, New Hampshire, United States
DiedOctober 26, 1992 (aged 83–84)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Dancer, choreographer

Jerome Andrews (1908 – October 26, 1992) was an American dancer and choreographer. He is remembered as a pioneer of modern dance in France.

Biography

Early life

Jerome Andrews was born in Plaistow, New Hampshire, in 1908.[1][2] He was educated at the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle.[1] He was then trained in modern dance by Martha Graham, as well as Ruth St. Denis, Doris Humphrey and Hanya Holm.[2][1] He was also influenced by Mary Wigman.[1][3]

Career

He started his career as a dancer in Paris in the early 1930s, where he was a dancer in Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin at Le Colisee.[4] He also danced in London, where he was choreographed by Sigurd Leeder for Prometheus.[4] At the same time, he also worked as a dancer of ballet and modern dance from 1931 to 1937 at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.[1] While working at the Radio City Music Hall, Andrews met ballet dancer Edith Allard, who later credited him with inspiring her to pursue a career in Paris.[5] At the same time, he worked as a dance teacher and assistant to Alyse Bentley.[1] He also worked with his former teacher, Martha Graham.[3][6]

He also worked as a choreographer in New York. For example, he choreographed Maurice Ravel's The Waltz, which was performed at the Radio City Music Hall.[2][3][6]

He moved back to Paris permanently in the 1952, where he worked as a dance teacher and choreographer.[1][2][6] A year later, in 1953, he established Les Compagnons de la Danse, a dance company.[1] Some of his most renowned students were Dominique Dupuy and Francoise Dupuy.[2][6] A decade later, in 1964, he formed the Jerome Andrews Dance Company.[1] According to the Los Angeles Times, he pioneered modern dance in France, where ballet was a more popular form of dance in the 1950s.[2]

Death

He died on October 26, 1992, in Paris, at the age of eighty-four.[2][1][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Jerome Andrews, 84, Choreographer, Dies , The New York Times, October 27, 1992
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Jerome Andrews; American Pioneer of Modern Dance". Los Angeles Times. 1992-10-27. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  3. 1 2 3 "Jerome Andrews". Orlando Sentinel. 1992-10-27. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  4. 1 2 Jacqueline Robinson, Modern Dance in France (1920-1970): An Adventure, Routledge, 2013, p. 236
  5. ↑ Robinson, Jacqueline (2013-07-04). Modern Dance in France (1920-1970): An Adventure. Routledge. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-134-39685-6.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Jerome Andrews, Variety, November 11, 1992
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