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Choreographers

206 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

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Louise FrevertPerson · Film memorabiliaLouise Frevert (born 31 May 1953) is a former member of the Danish parliament, born in Frederiksberg.
Lucile GrahnPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Lithograph by J. Branard of Lucile Grahn in the title role of the Perrot/Pugni Catarina. Here Grahn is costumed for the celebrated Pas stragétique.
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.
Marc-Antoine CharpentierPerson · Music memorabiliaMarc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 – 24 February 1704) was a French Baroque composer during the reign of Louis XIV.
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.
Mary WigmanPerson · Music memorabiliaMary Wigman (born Karoline Sophie Marie Wiegmann; 13 November 1886 – 18 September 1973) was a German dancer and choreographer who pioneered expressionist dance, dance therapy, and movement…
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.
Michel FokineAuthor · BooksMichael Fokine (– 22 August 1942) was a Russian choreographer and dancer.
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.
Natanael BergPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Natanael Rexroth-Berg (9 February 1879 – 14 October 1957) was a Swedish composer.
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…
Nicholas RoerichIllustrator · IllustrationProcopius the Righteous Praying is dated 1914. Snakes facing whisperer a serpent is dated 1947.
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.
Nicolas-Charles BochsaPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert-Nicolas-Charles Bochsa (9 August 1789 – 6 January 1856) was a French harpist and composer.
Niels Viggo BentzonPerson · Film memorabiliaNiels Viggo Bentzon (24 August 1919 – 25 April 2000) was a Danish composer and pianist.
Ninette de ValoisAuthor · BooksDame Ninette de Valois (born Edris Stannus; 6 June 1898 – 8 March 2001) was an Irish-born British ballet dancer, teacher, choreographer, and director of classical ballet.
Olga DesmondPerson · Film memorabiliaOlga Desmond (born Olga Antonie Sellin; 2 November 1890 – 2 August 1964) was a German dancer, actress, art model and living statue.
Olha KhokhlovaArtist · PaintingsOlga Picasso (born Olga Stepanovna Khokhlova; 17 June 1891 – 11 February 1955) was a Russian ballet dancer in the Ballets Russes, directed by Sergei Diaghilev and based in Paris.
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.
Pascal CollassePerson · Music memorabiliaPascal Collasse (or Colasse) (22 January 1649 (baptised) – 17 July 1709) was a French composer of the Baroque era.
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 DukasPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Abraham Dukas (lang 1 October 1865 – 17 May 1935) was a French composer, critic, scholar and teacher.
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.
Pavel TchelitchewArtist · PaintingsPavel Fyodorovich Tchelitchew (– 31 July 1957) was a Russian-born surrealist painter, set designer and costume designer.
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.
Pierre BeauchampPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Pierre Beauchamp
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…
Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyPerson · Music memorabiliaPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period.
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.
Ralph Vaughan WilliamsAuthor · BooksRalph Vaughan Williams (12 October 1872– 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral…
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…
Reynaldo HahnPerson · Music memorabiliaReynaldo Hahn de Echenagucia (9 August 1874 – 28 January 1947) was a French composer, conductor, music critic, and singer of Venezuelan birth.
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…
Roland-ManuelPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexis Roland-Manuel (22 March 18911 November 1966) was a French composer and critic, remembered mainly for his criticism.
Romualdo MarencoPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Romualdo Marenco
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,…
Rudolf SteinerArtist · SculptureRudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner (lang; 27 or 25 February 1861 – 30 March 1925) was an Austrian New Age guru, philosopher, occultist, social reformer, architect, esotericist, and claimed…
Ruth SobotkaArtist · PaintingsRuth A. Sobotka (September 4, 1925 – June 17, 1967) was an Austrian-born American dancer, costume designer, art director, painter, and actress.
Ruth St. DenisAuthor · BooksDenis (born Ruth Dennis; January 20, 1879 – July 21, 1968) was an American pioneer of modern dance, introducing eastern ideas into the art and paving the way for other women in dance.
Salvatore ViganòPerson · Music memorabiliaSalvatore Viganò (March 25, 1769 – August 10, 1821) was an Italian choreographer, dancer and composer.
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.
Sergei ProkofievPerson · Music memorabiliaSergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (– 5 March 1953)While Prokofiev himself believed 11/23 April to be his birth date, the posthumous discovery of his birth certificate showed that he was actually…
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.
Tamara KarsavinaPerson · Film memorabiliaTamara Platonovna Karsavina (9 March 1885 – 26 May 1978) was a Russian prima ballerina, renowned for her beauty, who was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and later of the…
Tami StronachPerson · Music memorabiliaTami Stronach (born July 31, 1972) is an Iranian-born actor, dancer, filmmaker, and professor.
Théodore LabarrePerson · Music memorabiliaThéodore François Joseph Berry Labarre (23 March 1805 – 9 March 1870) was a French harpist and composer.
Thoinot ArbeauPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Les Petits Chanteurs de Passy sing the pavane Belle qui tiens ma vie of Thoinot Arbeau
Tikhon KhrennikovPerson · Music memorabiliaTikhon Nikolayevich Khrennikov (10 June 1913 – 14 August 2007) was a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist, and General Secretary of the Union of Soviet Composers (1948–1991), who was also…
Tilly LoschArtist · PaintingsOttilie Ethel Leopoldine, Countess of Carnarvon (née Losch; November 15, 1903 – December 24, 1975), known professionally as Tilly Losch, was an Austrian dancer, choreographer, actress, and…
Toni BasilPerson · Film memorabiliaAntonia Christina Basilotta (born September 22, 1943), better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer, choreographer, dancer, actress, and director.
Valentine de Saint-PointArtist · PaintingsValentine de Saint-Point (née Anna Jeanne Valentine Marianne Glans de Cessiat-Vercell;
Valeska GertPerson · Film memorabiliaValeska Gert (11 January 1892 – c. 16 March 1978) was a German dancer, pantomime, cabaret artist, actress and pioneering performance artist.
Victoria Santa CruzAuthor · BooksVictoria Eugenia Santa Cruz Gamarra (27 October 1922 – August 30, 2014) was an Afro-Peruvian choreographer, composer and activist.
Vikrant MasseyPerson · Film memorabiliaVikrant massey (born 3 April 1987) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films and television.
Vittorio MontiPerson · Music memorabiliaVittorio Monti (Naples, Italy, 6 January 1868 Naples, 20 June 1922) was an Italian composer, violinist, mandolinist and conductor. His most famous work is his Csárdás, written around 1904.
Walter PistonPerson · Music memorabiliaWalter Hamor Piston, Jr. (January 20, 1894 – November 12, 1976), was an American composer of classical music, music theorist, and professor of music at Harvard University.
Wendy Raquel RobinsonPerson · Film memorabiliaWendy Raquel Robinson (born July 25, 1967) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as high school principal Regina "Piggy" Grier on The WB comedy sitcom The Steve Harvey…
William ForsythePerson · Film memorabiliaWilliam Forsythe (born June 7, 1955) is an American actor, known for his portrayals of tough-guy, criminal characters.
Wim VandekeybusPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Wim Vandekeybus
Yui SakakibaraPerson · Music memorabiliaYui Sakakibara is a Japanese voice actress, choreographer, dancer and singer from Hyōgo Prefecture. She appeared on Kōhaku Uta Gassen as background dancer behind Ami Suzuki in 1999 and 2000.
Yuri KhanonArtist · PaintingsYuri Khanon is a pen name of Yuri Feliksovich Soloviev-Savoyarov, a Russian composer.
Zhu Zaiyu, Prince of ZhengPerson · Music memorabilia
Zohra SehgalPerson · Film memorabiliaZohra Mumtaz Sehgal (born Sahibzadi Zohra Mumtazullah Khan Begum; 27 April 1912 – 10 July 2014) was an Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer.

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