Choreographer · Dancer

Lucinda Childs

American choreographer and dancer (born 1940)

Born 1940 · New York CityUnited States

Lucinda Childs is an American choreographer and dancer, born in 1940 in New York City.

Biography

Lucinda Childs (born June 26, 1940) is an American postmodern dancer and choreographer. Her compositions are known for their minimalistic movements yet complex transitions. Childs is most famous for being able to turn the slightest movements into intricate choreography. Through her use of patterns, repetition, dialect, and technology, she has created a unique style of choreography that embraces experimentation and transdisciplinarity.

From the Wikipedia article “Lucinda Childs”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Contemporaries

Facts from Wikidata (Q438806), CC0.