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Nirenska, Pola

LC control no.n 97873251
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Personal name headingNirenska, Pola
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Variant(s)Karski, Pola Nirenska-
Nirenska-Karski, Pola
Nirensztajn, Pola
Associated countryEngland
United States
LocatedWashington (D.C.)
Birth date1910-07-28
Death date1992-07-25
Place of birthWarsaw (Poland)
Place of deathBethesda (Md.)
Field of activityModern dance
Profession or occupationDancers Choreographers Dance teachers
Special noteData contributed by the Dance Heritage Coalition for the New York Public Library Dance Collection.
Found inNYPL Dict. Cat. of the Dance Coll., 1974-
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, September 5, 2019: Pola Nirenska page (Pola Nirenska; birth name: Pola Nirensztajn; born on 28 July 1910 in Warsaw; died 25 July 1992 in Bethesda, Maryland; Polish-born Jewish performer of modern dance; had a critically acclaimed career in Austria, Germany, Italy, and Poland before fleeing Europe in 1935 due to rising antisemitism; lived in the United Kingdom, 1935-1949; emigrated to the United States in 1949 and settled in Washington, D.C., where she was widely acknowledged as the city's leading choreographer and performer of modern dance until her death, as well as being a a popular dance teacher; Inscription on grave of Pola Nirenska and her husband: Pola Nirenska-Karska, 1910-1992)
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