Background
Blank, Carla Maria was born on August 14, 1941 in Pittsburgh. Daughter of Marcus Blank and Ethel (Snider) Strasser.
Blank, Carla Maria was born on August 14, 1941 in Pittsburgh. Daughter of Marcus Blank and Ethel (Snider) Strasser.
Student, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1961. Bachelor, Sarah Lawrence College, 1963. Master of Arts, Mills College, 1972.
Teacher dance and drama Convent of the Sacred Heart, San Francisco, 1974-1976. Co-director Roberts & Blank Dance Theater, Inc., Berkeley, 1977-1992. Teacher dance and drama Arrowsmith Academy, since 1990.
Artist in residence Home for Jewish Parents California Arts Council, Oakland, 1979-1980. Guest lecturer, workshop leader various colleges and arts council, since 1981. Artist in residence California Arts Council and East Bay Schools, Oakland and Berkeley, 1984-1991.
Co-director Roberts & Blank Dance Theater, Inc., Berkeley, since 1981. Visiting professor Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1981, University Washington, Seattle, 1989. Adjunct professor University California, Berkeley, 1994, 97, lecturer, since 1997.
Founding member Bay Area Youth Theater Consortium, San Francisco, 1984. Member Dance Bay Area.
Married Ishmael Reed, June 6, 1970. 1 child, Tennessee Maria.