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Elizabeth Streb (born February 23, 1950) is an American choreographer, performer, and teacher of contemporary dance. ==Background== Streb was born and raised in Rochester, New York and, after graduating from the dance program of State University of New York at Brockport in 1972, she was interested in experimental works and worked and performed for many years with investigational groups including Molissa Fenley’s.〔Reynolds, Nancy, and Malcolm McCormick. ''No Fixed Points: Dance in the Twentieth Century''. (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003), 624.〕 She also worked and performed with Margaret Jenkins in San Francisco for two years before relocating back to New York City 〔Morgenroth, Joyce. “Elizabeth Streb,” in ''Speaking of Dance: Twelve Contemporary Choreographers on Their Craft'', electronic edition, (Hoboken, NJ: Taylor and Francis, 2005), 99.〕 In 1975, upon her arrival in New York City, Streb created her dance company STREB/ Ringside. Streb received a 1996 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award.〔http://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grant_recipients/elizabethstreb.html〕 In 1997, she was awarded a fellowship from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (sometimes called a “Genius” grant), two New York Dance and Performance (Bessie) Awards, and grants from John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts and the Mellon Foundation.〔Morgenroth, "Elizabeth Streb," 100.〕 In 2003, Streb established SLAM (Streb Lab for Action Mechanics) in Williamsburg, Brooklyn which created a new outlet for the community where people could come and watch rehearsals and even participate in classes. She also 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.〔Streb, Elizabeth "Streb: Pop Action"〕 In 2010, Streb's book, ''How to Become an Extreme Action Hero'', was published by The Feminist Press. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elizabeth Streb」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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