Arlene Rothlein was a postmodern dancer/choreographer and
actress.Rothlein was born in in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of
Jewish parents Alex and Fanny Rothlein. She attended Erasmus Hall High
School and was one of the principal artists at the Judson Dance
Theater in Greenwich Village, New York City during the late s and
early s. She studied dance at the Merce Cunningham Dance Company along
with James Waring, Lucinda Childs, and Valda Setterfield.Rothlein
created an original dance worked titled Twelve Objects from Tender
Buttons, based on the book by Gertrude Stein. Some of her other
original works include Another Letter to the Sun, a work inspired by
Charles Ives and a piece entitled It Seemed to Me There Was Dust in
the Garden, a lyrical dance she created and dedicated for her aunt.
The dances she created were often a take on Modern dance with an
Avant-garde approach.Arlene performed in the musical In Circles as
Sylvia, based on work by Gertrude Stein with lyrics by Al Carmines.
Next in she choreographed and starred in a new musical Peace, based
on the play Peace by Aristophanes. The show played performances at
the Astor Place Theatre with a cast that included David Vaughan.
actress.Rothlein was born in in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of
Jewish parents Alex and Fanny Rothlein. She attended Erasmus Hall High
School and was one of the principal artists at the Judson Dance
Theater in Greenwich Village, New York City during the late s and
early s. She studied dance at the Merce Cunningham Dance Company along
with James Waring, Lucinda Childs, and Valda Setterfield.Rothlein
created an original dance worked titled Twelve Objects from Tender
Buttons, based on the book by Gertrude Stein. Some of her other
original works include Another Letter to the Sun, a work inspired by
Charles Ives and a piece entitled It Seemed to Me There Was Dust in
the Garden, a lyrical dance she created and dedicated for her aunt.
The dances she created were often a take on Modern dance with an
Avant-garde approach.Arlene performed in the musical In Circles as
Sylvia, based on work by Gertrude Stein with lyrics by Al Carmines.
Next in she choreographed and starred in a new musical Peace, based
on the play Peace by Aristophanes. The show played performances at
the Astor Place Theatre with a cast that included David Vaughan.
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