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Shearer, Sybil

 Person

Biography

Canadian modern dancer and choreographer; born February 23, 1912, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - died November 17, 2005, Evanston, Illinois; studied at Skidmore College, graduating in 1934, and then pursued modern dance at Bennington College's summer workshops in Vermont, with Doris Humphrey, Martha Graham and Hanya Holm; began a solo career, settled in the midwest and continued to perform in the Chicago area until her death

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Portrait of Sybil Shearer, A Pioneer of Modern Dance

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Identifier: D002.01.0004.0036.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Sybil Shearer, a dancer, choreographer and pioneer of modern dance.

Dates: Date Unknown

Shearer, Sybil, 1918-

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Identifier: D002.01.0004.0036
Abstract

Portrait of modern dancer Sybil Shearer.

Dates: Date Unknown