Background
Posin, Kathryn Olive was born on March 23, 1943 in Butte, Montana, United States. Daughter of Daniel Q. and Frances (Schweitzer) Posin.
Posin, Kathryn Olive was born on March 23, 1943 in Butte, Montana, United States. Daughter of Daniel Q. and Frances (Schweitzer) Posin.
Bachelor in Dance, Bennington College, 1965; Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary and World Dance, New York University, 1994; studies in composition, 1965-1978; studies in ballet, 1965-1990; studies in modern dance, 1967-1980.
Member dance company, American Dance Theater at Lincoln Center, 1965;
dancer, Anna Sokolow Dance Company, 1965-1973;
artistic director, Kathryn Posin Dance Company. New York City, 1972-1991;
choreographer, Eliot Feld Ballet, New York City, 1978;
choreographer, Netherlands Dance Theater, Den Hague, Switzerland, 1980;
choreographer, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New York City, 1980;
member dance faculty, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1984-1986;
choreographer, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1984-1988;
teacher, choreographer, University of California at Los Angeles, 1988-1990;
teacher, choreographer, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1990-1991. Member dance faculty, choreographer University of California, Santa Barbara, 1986.
Teacher dance technique and performance Teacher's College Columbia University, spring 1990. Teacher composition and technique National Institute of Arts, Taiwan, 1991. Teacher ballet Hofstra, U., Hempstead, Long Island, 1992.
Guest educator various university and performing companies, 1969-1994. Founding chair Jeffrey Ballet School, New School U. Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, 1998.