Background
Lerman, Liz A. was born on December 25, 1947 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Philip E. and Anne Louise (Levy) Lerman.
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Liz A. Lerman
Edit ProfileEducation
Student, Bennington College, 1965-1967; student, Brandeis U., 1967-1968; Bachelor, U. Maryland., 1970; Master of Arts, George Washington University, 1976.
Career
Artist in residence, Affiliate Artists, New York, Colorado, North Carolina, Indiana, 1980-1990; artistic director, City Dance for Washington Performing Arts Society, 1981. Artistic director The Music Halls Shipyard Project, Portsmouth, N.H., 1994-1996. Participant The Saguaro Seminar Harvard University, 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Curator Washington Front and Center Kennedy Center, 1988-1989. Member Alternate Roots, Dance United States of America, Kennedy Center (community board).
Connections
Married Jon Spelman, October 9, 1981;1 child, Anna Clare.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Mayor's Art award, Washington, 1988, Washingtonian of the Year award, Washingtonian Magazine, 1988, American Choreographer award, 1989, First Annual Pola Nirenska award, 1995, The American Jewish Congress Godda award, 1995, Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington Artistic Founderaward. Named National Corporation Fund for Dance Washington's 25 Most TalentedPeople, 1993. National Education Association Choreography fellow (8 times), Commision on the Arts and Humanities fellow (5 times).Recipient Mayor's Art award, Washington, 1988, Washingtonian of the Year award, Washingtonian Magazine, 1988, American Choreographer award, 1989, First Annual Pola Nirenska award, 1995, The American Jewish Congress Godda award, 1995, Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington Artistic Founderaward. Named National Corporation Fund for Dance Washington's 25 Most TalentedPeople, 1993. National Education Association Choreography fellow (8 times), Commision on the Arts and Humanities fellow (5 times).