Background
Skinner, Joan was born on January 29, 1924 in St. Paul.
Skinner, Joan was born on January 29, 1924 in St. Paul.
Bachelor, Bennington College, Vermont, 1946; Master of Arts, University Illinois, Urbana, 1963.
Member Martha Graham Dance Company, New York City, 1947—1950, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, New York City, 1950—1953. Featured dancer John Butler, The American Dance Theater, 1953—1955. Artist in residence University Minnesota, Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 1964—1966.
Faculty University Washington, Seattle, 1967—1989, professor emeritus, since 1989. Artistic director Skinner Releasing Dance Company, 1977—1985. Guest artist Minneapolis Civic Orchestra, 1959—1961, New Hampshire Music Festival, 1961, Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, 1964—1966.
Chair dance department faculty University Washington, Seattle, 1982—1987. Director summer teaching certified program Skinner Releasing Technique, Seattle, since 1990. Artist in residence New Dance Festival, Caracas, Venezuela, School New Dance Development, Amsterdam.
Lead dancer Mary Hunter's Musical Americana, 1953, soloist American Dance Festival, New York City, 1950-1953, University Illinois Contemporary Arts Festival, Urbana, 1950-1953, choreographer Water Piece, Quartet, Etudes 1 and 2, Juxtapositions, music by Ernst Krenek, Dawn Travelers, music by James Knapp, Dialogues in Dance, Dialogues in Dance II, Songs of Transformation, Pulsare, Interludes, music by Denney Goodhew, Floating Sounds - Fleet Feet, with Charles Stokes, Bill Ritchie Who's When Where, music by James Knapp, Echoes.
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