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Beverly Schmidt Blossom (August 28, 1926 – November 1, 2014) was an American modern dancer, choreographer, and teacher. She was an original member and soloist with the Alwin Nikolais Dance Theater, a modern dance choreographer for Illinois Dance Theatre, Blossom & Co. and others, and a professor at the University of Illinois Urbana ...
4 de nov. de 2014 · Nov. 3, 2014. Beverly Blossom, a modern-dance choreographer and teacher and a daring, vividly imaginative solo performer, died on Saturday in Chicago. She was 88. Her son and only immediate ...
Born in Chicago on August 28th, 1926, Beverly Schmidt grew up in the Logan Square neighborhood, near Fullerton and Crawford (now Pulaski Avenue), and her family later moved to Highland Park. Beverly's introduction to dance and theatricality took place at the Embassy Theater, where she and her sister Gloria saw many double features starring Fred ...
Beverly Schmidt Blossom was a modern dance choreographer, teacher, and solo artist. She was born on August 28, 1926 in Chicago and died on November 1, 2014. From 1966 to 1990, she was a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.
Blossom was formerly married to Beverly Schmidt Blossom, with whom he had a son, Michael. She died on November 1, 2014, of cancer. He was later married to Marylin Orshan Blossom until her death in 1982, with whom he had a daughter, Deborah Blossom.
20 de dic. de 2023 · In the tapestry of artistic brilliance woven by the late Roberts Blossom, his second wife, Beverly Schmidt Blossom, stood as a luminary in the realm of modern dance and choreography. Beyond the limelight of Hollywood, Beverly made an indelible mark in the dance world, leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire.
Choreography Beverly Blossom danced (as Beverly Schmidt) in dozens of pieces by the great Alwin Nikolais in the 1950s and 1960s. During that period, she began creating her own body of work as a choreographer, with Nikolais as a mentor, and she continued developing pieces for the stage through her final performance, in 2010 — fittingly, a solo tribute to "Nik.”
