Elizabeth Streb received a 1996 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award.
11 Facts About Elizabeth Streb
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In 2003, Elizabeth Streb established SLAM in Williamsburg, Brooklyn which created a new outlet for the community where people could come and watch rehearsals and even participate in classes.
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Elizabeth Streb published her documentary "Streb: Pop Action" showcasing some of the rehearsals and dances she has created at SLAM and giving insight into her life and career.
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Elizabeth Streb has been creating works from 1975 to the present and is known for her outrageous risk taking and experimental shows she puts on.
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Elizabeth Streb includes risk into all of her choreography, giving the audience sensations of extreme feelings while watching the performers.
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Elizabeth Streb wanted to gain a better understanding of the effects of movement on matter so she studied math, physics, and philosophy as Dean's Special Scholar at New York University.
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Elizabeth Streb's work is extremely demanding and necessitates endurance, dexterity, great physical strength, and the ability to be daring.
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Elizabeth Streb focused progressively more on single actions, particularly falls and collisions.
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The dancers who train under Elizabeth Streb are taught to follow movement's natural force to the edge of real danger.
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Elizabeth Streb has documented her achievements in the development of her dance style in her auto-biographical documentary film Streb: Pop Action.
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Surprises: Elizabeth Streb was commissioned by the Mayor of London and the London 2012 Festival with funding from Arts Council England, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and the National Lottery through the Olympic Lottery Distributor.