Jane Toba Remer

Background

Remer, Jane Toba was born on September 22, 1932 in Brooklyn. Daughter of David Louis and Duds Rose (Schwarzbart) Weissman.

Education

Bachelor, Oberlin College, 1954; Master of Arts, Yale University, 1957.

Career

Assistant director Young Audiences, New York City, 1965-1967, Lincoln Center for Performing Arts/Education, New York City, 1967-1972. Program director New York City Board Education's Learning Cooperative, 1972-1973. Associate director John D. Rockefeller 3d Fund, 1973-1979.

Director Capezio-Ballet Makers Dance Foundation, Totowa, New Jersey, since 1985. Author, consultant New York City, since 1980. Director 440 West End Avenue Corporation, New York City, since 1990, New Dance Group, New York City, 1970-1985.

Adjunct professor New York University, New York City, 1992-2003, Teachers College Columbia University, New York City, since 2003. Advisor City Center for Music/Dance, New York City, since 1993, Manhattan Theater Club, New York City, 1993-1996, General Electric Fund, Fairfield, Connecticut, 1992-1997, MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, 1996, Columbia University Teachers College, 1996-1998.

Achievements

• Jane Toba Remer has been listed as a notable arts education consultant, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Changing Schools Through the Arts: How to Build on the Power of an Idea

    (Book by Remer, Jane)

  • Changing Schools Through the Arts: How to Build on the Power of an Idea by Jane Remer (1990-01-01)
  • Changing schools through the arts: The power of an idea

Interests

• Art, music.

Connections

Married Michael D. Remer, June 18, 1955 (divorced August 1967). Children: Abby, Harry.

Father:

David Louis Weissman

Mother:

Duds Rose (Schwarzbart) Weissman

Spouse:

Michael D. Remer

child:

Harry Remer

child:

Abby Remer