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ID: 500393452
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500393452

 

Record Type: Person
Paxton, Steve (American dancer and choreographer, 1939-2024)

Note: American experimental dancer and choreographer helped to develop new forms of dance as a member of the 1960s collective Judson Dance Theater in New York City. He named and is associated with "contact improvisation." He also danced with Merce Cunningham's company.

Names:
Paxton, Steve (preferred,V,index)
Steve Paxton (V,display)
Paxton, Steven Douglas (V)

Nationalities:
American (preferred)

Roles:
artist (preferred)

Gender: male

Related People or Corporate Bodies:
collaborated with ....  Cunningham, Merce  
................................  (American dancer and choreographer, 1919-2009) [500316396]

List/Hierarchical Position:
 ....  Persons, Artists
 ........  Paxton, Steve (I,U)

Biographies:
(American dancer and choreographer, 1939-2024) ..... [VP Preferred]
(artist, active 20th century) ..... [GRISC]

Additional Names:

Sources and Contributors:
Paxton, Steve ........ [GRISC Preferred]
............................  Harald Szeemann papers, Finding Aid, GRI Special Collections (2011-)
Paxton, Steven Douglas ........ [VP]
.............................................  New York Times [online] (2000-)
Steve Paxton ........ [GRISC]
..........................  Harald Szeemann papers, Finding Aid, GRI Special Collections (2011-)

Subject: ........ [GRISC, VP]
....................  Harald Szeemann papers, Finding Aid, GRI Special Collections (2011-)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... New York Times [online] (2000-) obit
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