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20th-century choreographers

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Aaron CoplandPerson · Music memorabiliaAaron Copland (November 14, 1900December 2, 1990) was an American composer, critic, writer, teacher, pianist, and conductor of his own and other American music.
Adam DariusAuthor · BooksIllustration — Adam Darius: Helsinki, 2007.
Agnes de MilleAuthor · BooksAgnes George de Mille (September 18, 1905 – October 7, 1993) was an American dancer and choreographer.
Ahmet Adnan SaygunPerson · Music memorabiliaAhmed Adnan Saygun (7 September 1907 – 6 January 1991) was a Turkish composer and musicologist.
Alan RawsthornePerson · Music memorabiliaAlan Rawsthorne (2 May 1905 – 24 July 1971) was a British composer. He was born in Haslingden, Lancashire, and is buried in Thaxted churchyard in Essex.
Alfio CaltabianoPerson · Film memorabilia
Amelia KinkadePerson · Film memorabiliaAmelia Kinkade is an American actress, dancer, and author. She played Angela Franklin in the horror series Night of the Demons, and has written several books about human–animal…
Ana RochaPerson · Film memorabiliaAna Rocha de Sousa (born 25 October 1978) is a Portuguese director, screenwriter and actress.
Andreas LundstedtPerson · Music memorabiliaBjörn Helge Andreas Lundstedt (born 20 May 1972) is a Swedish singer, best known as a member of the pop-dance group Alcazar.
Angelin PreljocajPerson · Music memorabiliaAngelin Preljocaj (Preljoçaj; born 19 January 1957) is a French dancer and choreographer of contemporary dance.
Angelique KidjoPerson · Music memorabiliaAngélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo (born c. 1960) is a French-Beninese musician, actress, and activist.
Aníbal PachanoDesigner · DesignAníbal Pachano (born March 7, 1955) is an Argentine choreographer, actor, dancer, director and architect. Together with his ex-wife Ana Sans, he created the art group "Bottom Tap."
Ann ReinkingPerson · Film memorabiliaAnn Reinking (November 10, 1949December 12, 2020) was an American dancer, actress, choreographer, and singer. (1974), Goodtime Charley (1975), Chicago (1977)
Anne FletcherPerson · Film memorabiliaAnne Fletcher (born May 1, 1966) is an American choreographer, film director, dancer and actress.
Annie SprinklePerson · Film memorabiliaAnnie M. Sprinkle (born Ellen F. Steinberg on July 23, 1954) is an American certified sexologist, performance artist, former sex worker, filmmaker, and advocate for the decriminalization of…
Antoni KarwowskiArtist · PaintingsAntoni Karwowski (born 14 April 1948) is a Polish lyrical abstraction and neo-figuration painter and performance artist active since the 1980s.
Ashley RobertsPerson · Film memorabiliaAshley Allyn Roberts (born September 14, 1981) is a British-American television presenter, singer, dancer and actress. She is a member of the R&B and pop group the Pussycat Dolls.
Benjamin BrittenPerson · Music memorabiliaEdward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist.
Bettina SoriatPerson · Film memorabiliaBettina Soriat (born 16 March 1967 in Linz) is an Austrian singer.
Blanca LiPerson · Film memorabiliaBlanca Li, originally Blanca María Gutiérrez Ortiz (born January 12, 1964) is a Spanish choreographer, film director, dancer, and actress.
Bob AndersonPerson · Film memorabiliaRobert James Gilbert Anderson (15 September 1922 – 1 January 2012) was an English Olympic fencer and a renowned film fight choreographer, with a cinema career that spanned more than 50…
Bobby VanPerson · Music memorabiliaBobby Van (born Robert Jack Stein; December 6, 1928 – July 31, 1980) was an American actor, singer, and dancer.
Carolee SchneemannPhotographer · PhotographyCarolee Schneemann (October 12, 1939 – March 6, 2019) was an American visual experimental artist, known for her multi-media works on the body, narrative, sexuality and gender.
Charles WaltersPerson · Film memorabiliaCharles Powell Walters (November 17, 1911 – August 13, 1982) was an American dancer, choreographer, and film director who became best known for his work on MGM musicals.
Choi Seung-heePerson · Film memorabilia
Columbus ShortPerson · Film memorabiliaColumbus Keith Short Jr. (born September 19, 1982) is an American actor and choreographer.
Cyril RaffaelliPerson · Film memorabiliaCyril Raffaelli (born 1 April 1974), sometimes credited as Cyril Xavier Cuenel Raffaelli and Cyril Quenel-Raffaelli, is a French traceur, martial artist and stuntman.
Daniel SpoerriEngraver · PrintsDaniel Spoerri (27 March 1930 – 6 November 2024) was a Romanian-born Swiss visual artist and writer.
Dasari Narayana RaoPerson · Film memorabiliaDasari Narayana Rao (4 May 1942 – 30 May 2017) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor, producer, lyricist, and politician, primarily known for his work in Telugu cinema.[1] Over…
David WintersPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Winters was an American film director, choreographer, dancer, screenwriter and actor (1939–2019). He was born in London and died in Fort Lauderdale.
Dmitri ShostakovichPerson · Music memorabiliaDmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (25 September 19069 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in…
Donnie YenPerson · Film memorabiliaDonnie Yen Chi-tan is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and action director. His accolades include three Golden Horse Awards and five Hong Kong Film Awards.
Egle MartinPerson · Music memorabiliaEgle Lucía Martínez Furque (17 June 1936 – 14 August 2022), best known as Egle Martin, was an Argentine singer and actress.
Egor DruzhininPerson · Film memorabiliaEgor Vladislavovich Druzhinin (born 12 March 1972) is а Russian actor, film director and choreographer.
Ellen Albertini DowPerson · Film memorabiliaEllen Rose Albertini Dow (November 16, 1913 – May 4, 2015) was an American film and television character actress and drama coach.
Erland von KochPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Erland von Koch at his summer residence in Ornö, Sweden, in 1952.
Farah KhanAuthor · BooksFarah Khan Kunder (née Khan; born 9 January 1965) is an Indian film director, choreographer, dancer, writer, producer, and actress who works primarily in Hindi cinema.
Françoise SullivanArtist · SculptureFrançoise Sullivan LL.D (born 10 June 1923) is a Canadian painter, sculptor, dancer, choreographer and photographer whose work is marked by her ability to switch from one discipline to…
Genco GülanArtist · SculptureGenco Gülan (born 13 January, 1969) is a Turkish conceptual artist and art theorist whose work spans new media art, performance art, sculpture, painting, and photography.
Gene Anthony RayPerson · Film memorabiliaGene Anthony Ray (May 24, 1962 – November 14, 2003) was an American actor, dancer, and choreographer.
Gene KellyPerson · Film memorabiliaEugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style.
Geneviève LaporteAuthor · BooksGenevieve Laporte (1926 – 30 March 2012) was a French philanthropist, documentary filmmaker, artists' model, poet, and author of sixteen books.
Gillian LynnePerson · Film memorabiliaDame Gillian Barbara Lynne (née Pyrke; 20 February 1926 – 1 July 2018) was an English ballerina, dancer, choreographer, actress, and theatre-television director, noted for her theatre…
Grażyna BacewiczPerson · Music memorabiliaGrażyna Bacewicz Biernacka (LL- (pol)-Poemat-Grażyna Bacewicz.wav; 5 February 1909 – 17 January 1969) was a Polish composer and violinist of Lithuanian origin.
Gregory HinesPerson · Film memorabiliaGregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and singer. He is one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time.
Herbert RossPerson · Film memorabiliaHerbert David Ross (May 13, 1927 – October 9, 2001) was an American choreographer, director, and producer, who was active in both theatre and film.
Iko UwaisPerson · Film memorabiliaUwais Qorny (pron, born 12 February 1983), known professionally as Iko Uwais, is an Indonesian actor, stuntman, fight choreographer, and martial artist.
Imran SardhariyaPerson · Film memorabiliaImran Sardhariya (born 28 December 1979) is an Indian choreographer and film director known for his works in the Kannada film industry.
Jacqueline ThévozPerson · Music memorabiliaJacqueline Thévoz (29 April 1926 – 29 January 2021) was a Swiss writer, poet, and journalist.
Jacques LecoqPerson · Film memorabiliaJacques Lecoq (15 December 1921 – 19 January 1999) was a French stage actor and acting movement coach.
Jan FabreArtist · SculptureJan Fabre (born 14 December 1958) is a Belgian artist known for his contributions to theater, literature, and visual arts.
Jean ButlerPerson · Film memorabiliaJean Butler (born March 14, 1971) is an American stepdancer, Irish dancer, choreographer, and actress.
Jean FrançaixPerson · Music memorabiliaJean René Désiré Françaix (lang; 23 May 1912 – 25 September 1997) was a French neoclassical composer, pianist, and orchestrator known for his prolific output and vibrant style.
Jean-Michel DamasePerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Michel Damase (ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl damaz; 27 January 1928 – 21 April 2013) was a French pianist, conductor and composer of classical music.
Jean-Yves Daniel-LesurPerson · Music memorabiliaDaniel Jean-Yves Lesur (19 November 1908 – 2 July 2002) was a French organist and composer. He was the son of the composer Alice Lesur.
Jennifer LopezDesigner · FashionJennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and businesswoman.
Jerry MitchellPerson · Film memorabilia
Joe LaytonPerson · Music memorabiliaJoe Layton (May 3, 1931 – May 5, 1994) was an American director and choreographer known primarily for his work on Broadway.
Jonathan MeeseArtist · SculptureJonathan Meese (born January 23, 1970, in Tokyo) is a German painter, sculptor, performance artist, and installation artist based in Berlin and Hamburg.
Kari SylwanPerson · Film memorabiliaKari Sylwan (born 15 October 1940) is a Swedish actress, dancer, ballet teacher, and choreographer.
Kate BornsteinPerson · Film memorabiliaKatherine Vandam Bornstein (born 15 March 1948) is an American author, playwright, performance artist, actor, and gender studies theorist.
Kathy LongPerson · Film memorabiliaKathy Long (born April 21, 1964) is an American kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and actress.
Ken MaedaPerson · Film memorabilia14 June 1971 – 26 April 2016 was a Japanese comedian, impressionist, actor and choreographer. He was nicknamed Maeken.
Kenny WormaldPerson · Film memorabiliaKenny Wormald is an American dancer, reality television star and actor. He played Ren McCormack in the 2011 remake of 1984's Footloose.
Kevin TancharoenPerson · Film memorabiliaKevin Tancharoen (born April 23, 1984) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, dancer, and choreographer. On September 29, 2011, New Line Cinema/Warner Bros.
Khandi AlexanderPerson · Film memorabiliaHarriet Rene "Khandi" Alexander (born September 4, 1957) is an American dancer, choreographer, and actress.
Krishna VamsiPerson · Film memorabiliaPasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju (born 28 July 1962), known professionally as Krishna Vamsi, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his work in Telugu cinema.
Ladislav FialkaPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Fialka around 1983
Lau Kar-leungPerson · Film memorabiliaLau Kar-leung (traditional Chinese: 劉家良; simplified Chinese: 刘家良; Jyutping: Lau4 gaa1-loeng4; pinyin: Liú Jiāliáng;
Laurie AndersonPerson · Music memorabiliaLaura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson (born June 5, 1947) is an American avant-garde artist, musician and filmmaker whose work encompasses performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects.
Laurieann GibsonPerson · Film memorabiliaLaurieann Gibson (born July 14, 1969) is a Canadian choreographer, director, television personality, singer, actress, and dancer.
Lee TaeminPerson · Film memorabilia
Lincoln KirsteinAuthor · BooksLincoln Edward Kirstein (May 4, 1907 – January 5, 1996) was an American writer, impresario, art connoisseur, philanthropist, and cultural figure in New York City, noted especially as…
Lindsay KempPerson · Film memorabiliaLindsay Keith Kemp (3 May 1938 – 24 August 2018) was a British dancer, actor, teacher, mime artist, and choreographer.
Lisa NiemiPerson · Film memorabiliaLisa Niemi Swayze (born Lisa Anne Haapaniemi) is an American writer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and director. She is the widow of actor and dancer Patrick Swayze.
Lloyd NewsonPerson · Film memorabiliaLloyd Newson (born 1957) is a director, dancer and choreographer. He formed DV8 Physical Theatre and has led the company since its inception in 1986.
Louise FrevertPerson · Film memorabiliaLouise Frevert (born 31 May 1953) is a former member of the Danish parliament, born in Frederiksberg.
Ludmilla TchérinaArtist · SculptureLudmilla Tchérina (born Monique Tchemerzine; 10 October 1924 – 21 March 2004) was a French prima ballerina and actress.
Mamata ShankarPerson · Film memorabiliaMamata Shankar (born 7 January 1955) is an Indian actress and dancer. She is known for her work in Bengali cinema.
Margarita BertheauArtist · PaintingsMargarita Bertheau Odio (13 May 1913 – 21 November 1975) was a Costa Rican painter, ballerina, ballet teacher, scenic and costume designer.
Marie-Claude PietragallaPerson · Film memorabiliaMarie-Claude Georgette Yvonne Pietragalla (born 2 February 1963 in Paris) is a French dancer and choreographer.
Masaaki HatsumiArtist · PaintingsMasaaki Hatsumi (初見良昭; born Yoshiaki Hatsumi on December 2, 1931) is a Japanese martial artist best known as the founder of the Bujinkan organization and the 34th Togakure-ryū ninjutsu…
Maya DerenPhotographer · PhotographyMaya Deren (born Eleonora Solomonovna Derenkovskaya; – October 13, 1961) was a Russian-born American experimental filmmaker and important part of the avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s.
Merce CunninghamPerson · Music memorabiliaMercier "Merce" Philip Cunningham (April 16, 1919 – July 26, 2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years.
Meredith MonkPerson · Music memorabiliaMeredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer.
Michael BennettPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael Bennett was an American choreographer, musician, actor and director (1943–1987). He was born in Buffalo and died in Tucson.
Nadezhda PavlovaPerson · Film memorabiliaNadezhda Vasilyevna Pavlova (born 15 May 1956) is a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer. People's Artist of the USSR (1984).
Natalia MakarovaPerson · Film memorabiliaNatalia Romanovna Makarova (born 21 November 1940) is a Russian prima ballerina and choreographer.
Nathaniel MéchalyPerson · Music memorabiliaNathaniel Méchaly (born 1972) is a French musician and film composer. His composing credits include Avanim (2004), Revolver (2005), Colombiana (2011), The Grandmaster (2013), and the Taken…
Nicola BenoisArtist · PaintingsNicola Alexandrovich Benois (Nikolay Aleksandrovich Benua, 2 May 1901 – 31 March 1988) was a stage designer, known for his work as principal scenographer and costume designer at La Scala in…
Nicolas NabokovPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Nicolas Nabokov (left) with his cousin, the writer Vladimir Nabokov (c.
Niels Viggo BentzonPerson · Film memorabiliaNiels Viggo Bentzon (24 August 1919 – 25 April 2000) was a Danish composer and pianist.
Panna RittikraiPerson · Film memorabiliaPanna Rittikrai or birth name Krittiya Lardphanna (February 17, 1961 – July 20, 2014) was a Thai martial arts action choreographer, film director, screenwriter, and actor.
Patsy SwayzePerson · Film memorabiliaYvonne Helen "Patsy" Swayze (née Karnes; February 7, 1927 – September 16, 2013) was an American film choreographer, dancer, and dance instructor, and the mother of actors Patrick Swayze and…
Paul ValentinePerson · Film memorabiliaPaul Valentine (born William Daixel; March 23, 1919 – January 27, 2006) was an American film and television actor. He was married to Lili St.
Paula RiemannPerson · Film memorabiliaPaula Riemann (born 3 August 1993), also known as Paula Romy, is a German filmmaker and choreographer from Berlin, living in London.
Peter Racine FrickerPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Racine Fricker (5 September 19201 February 1990) was an English composer, among the first to establish his career entirely after the Second World War.
Peter WeibelAuthor · BooksPeter Weibel (Austrian German: [ˈvaɪbl], lang; 5 March 1944 – 1 March 2023) was an Austrian post-conceptual artist, curator, and new media theoretician.
Pina BauschPerson · Film memorabiliaPhilippine "Pina" Bausch (27 July 1940 – 30 June 2009) was a German dancer and choreographer who was a significant contributor to a neo-expressionist dance tradition now known as…
Qigang ChenPerson · Music memorabiliaQigang Chen (born 8 August 1951) is a Chinese-born French composer who has lived in France since 1984 and obtained French citizenship in 1992.
Raju SundaramPerson · Film memorabiliaRaju Sundaram (born 6 September 1968) is an Indian dance choreographer, actor and film director, who works primarily in Tamil, Telugu films also appeared in Kannada and Malayalam films.
Rebecca HornArtist · SculptureRebecca Horn (24 March 1944 – 6 September 2024) was a German visual artist best known for her installation art, film directing and body modifications such as Einhorn (Unicorn), a body-suit…
Robert HelpmannPerson · Film memorabiliaSir Robert Murray Helpmann (né Helpman; 9 April 1909 – 28 September 1986) was an Australian ballet dancer, actor, choreographer, and director.
Robert HoffmanPerson · Film memorabiliaHe was born in Gainesville.
Robert RauschenbergArtist · SculptureMilton Ernest "Robert" or "Bob" Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008) was an American painter and multi-media artist, whose work has been associated with numerous mid-20th century…
Rudi van DantzigAuthor · BooksIllustration — Rudi van Dantzig (1979)
Rudolf SchwarzkoglerPhotographer · PhotographyRudolf Schwarzkogler (13 November 1940 – 20 June 1969) was an Austrian performance artist closely associated with the Viennese Actionism group that included artists Günter Brus, Otto Mühl,…
Ruth SobotkaArtist · PaintingsRuth A. Sobotka (September 4, 1925 – June 17, 1967) was an Austrian-born American dancer, costume designer, art director, painter, and actress.
Sarah FriedlandPerson · Film memorabiliaSarah Friedland (born 1992) is an American director and choreographer. Her 2024 debut feature film, Familiar Touch, premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where she won…
Selma BjörnsdóttirPerson · Film memorabiliaSelma Björnsdóttir (born 13 June 1974), also known as Selma or Selma Björns, is an Icelandic actress and singer born in Reykjavík.
Sergio RendinePerson · Music memorabiliaSergio Rendine (7 September 1954 – 21 April 2023) was an Italian composer of operas, ballets, symphonies, cantatas and chamber music.
ShakiraPerson · Music memorabiliaShakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (lang; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter, dancer, and record producer.
Shawn KuPerson · Film memorabiliaShawn Ku is a U.S. choreographer and motion picture director. He has also danced on Broadway, and acted in an independent feature-length film.
Shirley ClarkePerson · Film memorabiliaShirley Clarke (née Brimberg; October 2, 1919 – September 23, 1997) was an American filmmaker.
Shy'mPerson · Music memorabiliaTamara Marthe (born 28 November 1985), better known as Shy'm, is a French singer and actress. She released her first album, Mes fantaisies, in 2006 and has since released six more albums.
Simone FortiPerson · Music memorabiliaSimone Forti (March 25, 1935 – July 2026) was an American postmodern artist, dancer, choreographer, and writer.
Solange KnowlesDesigner · FashionSolange Piaget Knowles (born June 24, 1986), also known mononymously as Solange, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and actress.
Stanley DonenPerson · Film memorabiliaStanley Donen (April 13, 1924 – February 21, 2019) was an American film director and choreographer.
Susan StromanPerson · Film memorabiliaSusan P. Stroman (born October 17, 1954) is an American theatre director, choreographer, and performer.
Tami StronachPerson · Music memorabiliaTami Stronach (born July 31, 1972) is an Iranian-born actor, dancer, filmmaker, and professor.

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