Robert Cohan

Sir
Robert Cohan
CBE
Born(1925-03-26)26 March 1925
New York City, U.S.
Died13 January 2021(2021-01-13) (aged 95)
London, England
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • choreographer
Known forFounding artistic director of The Place, London Contemporary Dance School and London Contemporary Dance Theatre
Parents
  • Walter Cohan (father)
  • Rebecca 'Billie' Osheyack (mother)
RelativesDorothy (sister)

Sir Robert Paul Cohan CBE (26 March 1925 – 13 January 2021)[1][2] was a British dancer, choreographer, and the founding artistic director of The Place, London Contemporary Dance School, and London Contemporary Dance Theatre (LCDT), which he directed for 20 years.[3] Cohan also worked with the Yorke Dance Project and the Batsheva Dance Company in Israel.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Pritchard, Jane (14 January 2021). "Sir Robert Cohan obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Robert Cohan CBE - The Place". www.theplace.org.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Sir Robert Cohan obituary".