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Also Known As | Eleanora Derenkowsky |
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Born | April 29, 1917 • Kyiv • Ukraine |
Died | October 13, 1961 (aged 44) • New York City • New York |
Notable Works | “A Study in Choreography for Camera” • “At Land” • “Meditation on Violence” • “Meshes of the Afternoon” • “Ritual in Transfigured Time” • “The Very Eye of Night” |
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