Code | DS/UK/P5385 |
Dates | 1931-2010 |
Person Name | Markard; Anna (1931-2010); nee Jooss |
Surname | Markard |
Forenames | Anna |
Epithet | nee Jooss |
Activity | Teacher |
Gender | Female |
Dates and Places | b. 1931 in Germany, d. 2010 in Amsterdam (?) |
History | Father was Kurt Jooss, came as a refugee to Dartingtion, England in 1935, attended the Sigurd Leeder School of Dance in London and studied ballet in Paris. During the 1970s revived many of her father's work across the world. Married the painter Hermann Markard |
Published Works | Labanotation scores of The Green Table (2003) and Big City (2001) |
Source | Lidbury, C. (2011) 'Obituaries: Anna Markard 1931-2010' Movement, Dance & Drama, Vol. 30, no.1, p. 17. |