Doris Humphrey
Doris Humphrey
Doris Batcheller Humphreywas a dancer and choreographer of the early twentieth century. Along with her contemporaries Martha Graham and Katherine Dunham, Humphrey was one of the second generation modern dance pioneers who followed their forerunners – including Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn – in exploring the use of breath and developing techniques still taught today. As many of her works were annotated, Humphrey continues to be taught, studied and performed...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDancer
Date of Birth17 October 1895
CountryUnited States of America