Barbara Weisberger

Background

Weisberger, Barbara was born on February 28, 1926 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Herman and Sally (Goldstein) Linshes.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Education, Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, 1945. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Swarthmore College, 1970. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Temple University, 1973.

Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Kings College, 1978. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Villanova University, 1978. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), University New England, 1996.

Career

Founder, director, teacher Wilkes-Barre (Pennsylvania) Ballet Theater, 1953-1963. Founder, director Pennsylvania Ballet, Philadelphia, 1962-1982, Carlisle (Pennsylvania) Project, 1984—1996. Artistic advisor Peabody Dance, Baltimore, since 2001.

Vice chairman dance panel National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, 1975-1979.

Achievements

• Barbara Weisberger has been listed as a notable artistic director, advisor, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Psi Chi.

Connections

Married Sol Spiller, September 3, 1945 (divorced 1948). Married Ernest Weisberger, November 15, 1949. Children: Wendy, Steven.

Father:

Herman Linshes

Mother:

Sally (Goldstein) Linshes

Spouse:

Sol Spiller

Spouse:

Ernest Weisberger

child:

Steven Weisberger

child:

Wendy Weisberger