https://www-tandfonline-com.proxyiub.uits.iu.edu/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1531-314X.2008.00190.x In Ronit Eisenbach’s article “Placing Space: Architecture, Action, Dimension”, dance, and specifically Bebe Miller’s form of dance, is used in an entirely different and interesting way than what I am used to. The research article actually was based on a college course taught at the University of Maryland. The course combined and compared two …
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Critical Review
Roslyn Sulcas’ article “Physical Thinking Out Loud With Animation and Video” in the New York Times provides a critical review of one of Bebe Miller’s works. Sulcas reviewed “Necessary Beauty” when it opened in 2008. She begins her piece with an appreciation for the movements by the dancers. She stated that at first the movement …
X-Factor
I believe the X-Factor for Bebe Miller’s long and successful career is her personal motto: “How do I not stop myself?” There are plenty of factors that could have stopped her on her journey, such as her race or gender. From the creation of her dance company, Miller has made sure she always tells her …
Personal Opinion
Bebe Miller matters to me because she should be an inspiration to anyone regardless of race, gender, political orientation, or even interest in dance. She expresses how we should not be defined and/or limited by how we appear. Even in all of her extraordinary achievements and accomplishments she states she did not do it for …
Historical Context
“Miller is a tender visionary, a subtle social and political commentator.” The Village Voice Bebe Miller’s choreographic work tends to focus on issues of present-day life. Over the years, her work has covered topics such as feminism, race, and identity politics. However, Miller incorporates these ideas in her performances in a more abstract manner rather …
Background
Bebe Miller was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York in 1950. She began taking modern dance classes as young as five years old. She graduated from Earlham College in 1971 with a degree in art and later earned her master’s degree from Ohio State University. Afterwards, she began dancing for the Nina Wiener Dance …
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