ANNA SOKOLOW FACT SHEET



Date/Place of Birth
  • Born in 1910 on the Lower East Side, New York City
Background/Training
  • Took classes at the Emmanuel Sisterhood of Personal Service on 82nd St. as a child
  • Trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse where she studied various techniques and styles
  • Took ballet at the School of American Ballet
Performing Highlights
  • Became a member of Graham's company in 1929 and remained with the troupe for eight years
Choreographic Highlights
  • Choreographic accomplishments include Ballad in a Popular Style (1936), The Dybbuk (1951), Lyric Suite (1954), Rooms (1955), Dreams (1961), and From the Diaries of Franz Kafka (1980)
Teaching/Directing/Personal Company Highlights
  • Founded and taught in Mexico's first modern dance company
  • Taught at the New Dance Group and Juilliard
  • Invited to be artistic advisor for the Israeli Inbal Dance Theatre, a Yemenite dance group (1953)
  • Formed her own company in the 1930s
  • After several reincarnations, her company eventually evolved into the Players Project, which became the permanent showcase for her work