Carolyn Brown was an American choreographer and dance teacher, born in 1927 in Fitchburg, who died in 2025.
Biography
Carolyn Brown (née Rice; September 26, 1927 – January 7, 2025) was an American dancer, choreographer and writer. She was best known for her work as a founding member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and was Cunningham's leading dancer for twenty years. Brown performed in almost every dance choreographed for the company from 1953 to 1972.
Contemporaries
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