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Mitchell Rose is an American director of short films known for comedic work. He began his career as a choreographer and performance artist and became known at "the dance world's Woody Allen"〔Dunning, Jennifer (April 15, 1978). "Mitchell Rose Offers His Dances". The New York Times.〕 after being so dubbed by The New York Times . He then migrated to film and his works have won numerous awards, notably ''Elevator World'', ''Modern Daydreams'', and ''Learn to Speak Body''. He tours a program called ''The Mitch Show'' which features his films and audience participation pieces. ==Dance== Rose was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He entered Tufts University in Electrical Engineering but soon discovered Modern Dance and became the college's first dance major. Following graduation in 1973 he moved to New York City where he studied at the studios of Alwin Nikolais, Merce Cunningham, and Viola Farber. He formed the Mitchell Rose Dance Company blending movement, acting, comedy, text, and projected images. He received a grant from CETA and from 1978–1980 performed extensively in New York City theaters, schools, universities, museums, hospitals, and prisons.〔Kriegsman, Alan M. (February 17, 1979). "Ingenuity Afoot". The Washington Post.〕 From 1980–1991 he toured his work internationally in various forms: solo, duet (with Diane Epstein) and group. Places of performance included the Spoleto Festivals in the U.S. and Italy, Jacob's Pillow, and Joseph Papp’s New York Dance Festival at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park.〔Anderson, Jack (September 15, 1980). "The Dance: New York Festival Ends". The New York Times.〕 Rose created several audience participation pieces, including the 1985 work ''Walkpeople'', in which seven audience volunteers received prerecorded choreographic instructions delivered from synchronized Walkman tape players worn by the performers.〔Kisselgoff, Anna (January 15, 1987) "(Rose and Epstein Present Comic Works )". The New York Times.〕 Over the course of his dance career, he created 75 works, set pieces on 20 repertory and university dance companies, and was awarded five Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. 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「Mitchell Rose」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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