Background
James, Jefferson Ann was born on July 12, 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Robert Mitchell and Dorothea Jefferson (Lewis) Miller.
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James, Jefferson Ann was born on July 12, 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Robert Mitchell and Dorothea Jefferson (Lewis) Miller.
Student, Juilliard School Music, New York City, 1961—1963. Bachelor of Fine Arts, College Conservatory Music, University Cincinnati, 1970.
Visiting professor Western College, Oxford, Ohio, 1970—1972. Artistic director Dance '70, Cincinnati, 1970, Contemporary Dance Theater, Cincinnati, since 1972. Board directors Cincinnati Commission on Arts, 1981—1987, OhioDance Association, Cleveland, 1984—1992, Cleveland, since 2000.
Member presenting/touring panel Ohio Arts Council, 1993—1996. Active Cincinnati Arts Allocation Committee, 1994—2000, chairman, 1996—1997. Community arts coordinator for grand opening celebration Aronoff Center for Arts, 1995.
Member steering committee Regional Cultural Planning Committee (Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana), 1996—1998.
Married Martin Edward James, June 16, 1964. 1 child, Rachel Eleanor.