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Lynn Garafola | |
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Born | Lynn Theresa Garafola December 12, 1946 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Barnard College • Columbia University |
Occupation | Linguist |
Spouse | |
Awards | Fulbright Fellowship |
Lynn Theresa Garafola (born December 12, 1946) is an American dance historian, linguist, critic, curator, lecturer, and educator. A prominent researcher and writer with broad interests in the field of dance history, she is acknowledged as the leading expert on the Ballets Russes de Serge Diaghilev (1909–1929), the most influential company in twentieth-century theatrical dance.[1]