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Jara, Joan

LC control no.n 82234777
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Personal name headingJara, Joan
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Variant(s)Turner, Joan Alison, 1927-2023
Associated countryChile
Birth date1927-07-29
Death date2023-11-12
Place of birthLondon (England)
Field of activityDance
AffiliationFundación Víctor Jara
Ballets Jooss
Profession or occupationDancers
Found inHer An unfinished song, 1984: CIP t.p. (Joan Jara)
LC data base, 12/13/83 (hdg.: Jara, Joan)
Washington post WWW site, viewed November 17, 2023 (Joan Jara; widow of Chilean folk singer Víctor Jara; died Nov. 12 at 96; dancer; created the Víctor Jara foundation to honor his legacy and seek redress. Joan Alison Turner was born in London on July 20, 1927; joined Ballets Jooss in 1951; moved to Chile. After her husband's murder, she fled to England. In the 1980s, she moved back to Chile and started a dance company)