Nanette Bearden
American choreographer, dancer, and model (1927–1996)
Nanette Bearden (née Rohan; January 20, 1927 – August 10, 1996) was an American choreographer, dancer, artistic director, and model. She founded the Nanette Bearden Contemporary Dance Theater and the Romare Bearden Foundation.2
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Born Jan 20, 1927, died Aug 10, 1996.1
Early life and education
- Date not recordedClark Center for the Performing Arts3 4
- Date not recordedMartha Graham School of Contemporary Dance3 4
- Date not recordedFashion Institute of Technology3 4
Nanette Rohan was born on January 20, 1927 on Staten Island, New York, one of eight daughters born to immigrants from French Saint Martin.
She studied modeling at the Fashion Institute of Technology and was active in fashion modeling in the 1950s. In September 1954, she married the artist Romare Bearden.
Bearden later studied dance at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, the Clark Center for the Performing Arts, and at the Luigi Dance Center.
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Career
Occupation: dancer, choreographer, model.7 8
- Date not recordedFounded Nanette Bearden Contemporary Dance Theatre5
- Date not recordedFounded Romare Bearden Foundation6
Bearden performed with the New World Dancers during 1971–1974 and was the director of the Broadway Dance Festival (1975–1976). Bearden founded the Chamber Dance Group in 1976, which then became the Nanette Bearden Contemporary Dance Theatre in 1977. She was also its artistic director.
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Personal life
Philanthropy
Romare Bearden Foundation
Romare Bearden died in 1988. His wish before his death was for a foundation to preserve his art work and promote "rising artists of color". Nanette Bearden resolved to create a foundation in his name and his estate established a nonprofit organization, the Romare Bearden Foundation in 1990. She was its president from 1990 until 1996 when she died. Her sisters and then her niece have continued overseeing the foundation.
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