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Awards/Fellowships:
Awards/Fellowships:
Daniel Nagrin research Fellowship from the Library of Congress to work on biography of dancer Helen Tamiris
Outstanding Dance Education Researcher Awards from theNational Dance Education Organization in 2023.
Outstanding Dance Education Researcher Awards from the New York State Dance Education Association , 2014
Recipient of an American Fellowship- Summer/Short-Term Publication Grant from the American Association of University Women for the project Voices from the Bennington School of the Dance.
Upcoming:
Upcoming:
"Helen Tamiris" by Elizabeth McPherson
No complete biography has ever been written about influential 20th century choreographer and dancer Helen Tamiris, until now.
Coming out in 2029!
Under contract with University Press of Florida
Supported through grants from Montclair State University and the Library of Congress as well as a residency at Casa Uno in Costa Rico.
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Books
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Films
"Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter," directed by Greg Vander Veer
Dr. McPherson worked on the film "Miss Hill Making Dance Matter" as a consultant and member of the producing board as well as appearing in the film.
"Making a documentary about a well-known figure from the creative side of the performing arts — an actor, a singer, a writer — is easy, and common. Making one about any of the countless people who further the arts from behind the scenes is more difficult. “Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter” is such a documentary, advancing the idea that Martha Hill was as important a figure in modern dance in the last century as any of the art form’s better-known names.."
-- Neil Genzlinger, The New York Times (2015)
"A little-known pioneering figure of modern dance is given well-deserved biographical treatment in Greg Vander Veer‘s documentary about Martha Hill, a visionary who was a principal figure in bringing the art form to academia. Bound to enthrall dance aficionados with its copious amounts of wonderful archival footage, Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter more than lives up to its title."
--Frank Schleck, The Hollywood Reporter (2015)
Select Articles
“How 4 BFA Educators Curate Repertory Experiences for College Dance Majors,” Dance Teacher Magazine, 19 April 2024. Link
“Reframing a College Dance History Course,” NDEO Behind the Curtain Blog, March 1, 2023. Link
“An Exploration of the Life and Work of Helen Tamiris – 1902-1966” (co-authored with Dr. JoAnne Tucker), for publication Mahol Achshav, (Dance Today). Issue 36, September 2019: 49-53. Link
“How Can We Know the Dance from the Dance?: Exploring the Complexity of Staging Dance Legacy Works.” Journal of Movement Arts Literacy, January 2019. Link
“A Collaboration in Dance Education between Montclair State University and Bradford School (K-5).” Journal of Dance Education, 14.2 (2014). Link
“Vitalizing Dance Legacy Through the Use of Labanotation as a Staging Tool.” Journal of Dance Education, 11.1 (2011): 15-21. Link
“Building Bridges Through Dance in an Urban Systemic Initiative.” Journal of Dance Education, 10.1 (2010): 22-24. Link
“Teaching Across the Curriculum: Explorations in Teaching World Studies Through Dance and Other Disciplines.” Journal of Dance Education 6.2 (2006): 57-59. Link
“Hosting Student Teachers, A Teaching and Learning Experience.” Journal of Dance Education, 5.3 (2005): 105-106. Link
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