506:(1936–2009), for one, offered the following encomium: "Jack Anderson's prodigious imagination creates alternate realities as easily as if they were prefabricated worlds, but so close to our own are they in every wickedly funny and poignant detail that we soon realize we've not been looking out a window but at a mirror. . . . His pictures of the life we lead are satiric gems, yet so consummate an artist is he that at each thrust of his sardonic wit the reader can do nothing but laugh uproariously and demand more."
40:
414:
Throughout his adult life, Anderson has been drawn to poetic expression. In 1969 he published the first two of his ten books of poetry. His poems have also appeared in many literary magazines and anthologies, and one of his prose poems provided the title for the anthology
199:, where his father, George, was a motion picture projectionist at a downtown movie theater and his mother, Eleanore, was a hospital administrator. As a youth, Jack took piano lessons and acted in little theater groups before leaving home to go to college. At
501:
In recognition of the excellence of his work, Anderson received both a
National Endowment for the Arts creative writing fellowship and a National Endowment literary award. He has also enjoyed the approval and recognition of fellow poets.
405:
for the best
English-language writing in dance history, and his concise history of ballet and modern dance, published in 1986, was so popular with general readers and as a textbook for students that a second edition was issued in 1992.
293:
Largely self-taught as a dance historian, at a time when there were no established programs in dance history, Anderson began writing and teaching dance history during the 1970s. In 1977 he and
239:, where he worked until 1970. After leaving his staff position he continued to contribute critical reviews of dance performances until 1978, when he became one of the three dance critics of
526:
performance. Together, they have traveled widely and become friends with dance writers and scholars in many countries around the world. They were married in
Toronto in 2006, and lived in
304:. Together, they made it one of the leading periodicals of dance history, with high standards of scholarship. After many successful years, they passed it on to younger editors in 2007.
823:
813:
175:(June 15, 1935 – October 20, 2023) was an American poet, dance critic, and dance historian. He is well known for his numerous reviews of dance performances in
350:
From the 1970s through the 1990s, Anderson undertook various research projects in dance history and eventually produced seven books on various subjects:
748:
733:
518:, a dance scholar and English professor. Having known each other slightly at Northwestern University, they met again in 1965 on the subway platform at
803:
808:
225:, starting as a copy boy but becoming the assistant drama critic the next year. He also began writing dance criticism for the English monthly
743:
728:
307:
Widely recognized as an effective teacher and an entertaining lecturer, Anderson was invited to teach dance history and criticism at the
778:
793:
828:
555:
818:
753:
738:
255:
as a freelancer for some years afterward, preparing listings and writing obituaries of notable figures in the dance world.
208:
758:
427:, and reader of his poems at various colleges and cultural centers in the United States, Canada, England, and Australia.
783:
316:
838:
833:
773:
768:
282:
235:, the leading dance periodical in America. In 1964 Anderson moved to New York and joined the editorial staff of
328:
270:
22:
203:
he earned a bachelor's degree with a major in theater and minors in
English literature and philosophy, and at
763:
550:
685:
recorded on
November 22, 1998 and broadcast by KUSP in Santa Cruz, California. Anderson reads from his book
788:
344:
398:
133:
615:
843:
798:
324:
251:. He remained in this post until retiring in 2005. However, he continued his affiliation with the
402:
336:
320:
308:
200:
79:
646:(New Providence, N.J.: Marquis Who's Who, 2014). Also available via Marquis Biographies Online.
340:
312:
281:
of London. In acknowledgment of his expertise, he was asked to serve on the dance panel of the
339:, Milwaukee. In 2011 he was named to the Brackett Distinguished Visiting Artist Chair at the
614:
723:
718:
523:
424:
196:
60:
207:
he earned a master's degree in creative writing. He pursued further graduate study at the
8:
187:
as well as for his scholarly studies in dance history and for eleven volumes of poetry.
621:
204:
177:
114:
401:, which flourished in the United States from 1938 until the early 1960s, won the 1981
527:
420:
375:(1983). 2d ed. Pennington, N.J.: Princeton Book Company, 1995. Third edition, 2018.
248:
565:
560:
299:
244:
221:
343:
and was invited to give the commencement address at the college division of the
519:
332:
231:
183:
126:
39:
712:
589:
515:
503:
294:
277:
259:
151:
120:
419:(Minneapolis: New Rivers Press, 1995). He has been a visiting writer at the
274:, talking about dance, and in 1972 he became the New York correspondent for
262:, he served as the deputy dance critic to Oleg Kerensky (1930–1993) for the
659:
edited by Debra Craine and Judith
Mackrell (Oxford University Press, 2000).
211:
but abandoned it after a year when he got his first job with a newspaper.
264:
681:"Morton Marcus with Jack Anderson," sound recording of an episode of
538:
616:"Jack Anderson, Longtime Dance Critic for The Times, Dies at 88"
534:
430:
Anderson's published collections of poems are as follows:
297:
became the founding co-editors of the scholarly journal
824:
Northwestern
University School of Communication alumni
258:
In 1970–71, while living in London with his partner,
461:. Pittsburgh. University of Pittsburgh Press, 1977.
443:. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1969.
391:Art without Boundaries: The World of Modern Dance
367:The One and Only: The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
710:
268:and occasionally appeared on the BBC radio show
397:His comprehensive and detailed account of the
814:Infectious disease deaths in New York (state)
393:. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1997.
387:. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1987.
381:. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1987.
373:Ballet & Modern Dance: A Concise History
369:. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1981.
139:Ballet & Modern Dance: A Concise History
190:
219:In 1959, Anderson joined the staff of the
38:
21:For other people named Jack Anderson, see
16:American poet and dance critic (1935–2023)
749:21st-century American non-fiction writers
734:20th-century American non-fiction writers
586:The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Ballet,
423:in Illinois, a poet-in-residence at the
804:Deaths from sepsis in the United States
608:
606:
604:
602:
600:
598:
541:on October 20, 2023, at the age of 88.
302:: Studies in Dance and the Related Arts
711:
556:List of LGBT people from New York City
497:. Brooklyn: Hanging Loose Press, 2017.
491:. Brooklyn: Hanging Loose Press, 2009.
485:. Minneapolis: New Rivers Press, 1998.
479:. Brooklyn: Hanging Loose Press, 1990.
473:. Brooklyn: Hanging Loose Press, 1982.
459:Toward the Liberation of the Left Hand
809:Indiana University Bloomington alumni
612:
483:Traffic: New and Selected Prose Poems
467:. Kansas City: Book Mark Press, 1978.
437:. Trumansburg, N.Y.: New/Books, 1969.
595:
209:University of California at Berkeley
13:
744:21st-century American male writers
729:20th-century American male writers
14:
855:
357:. New York: Newsweek Books, 1974.
317:North Carolina School of the Arts
195:Jack Warren Anderson was born in
613:Traub, Alex (October 22, 2023).
592:(Oxford University Press, 1992.)
509:
489:Getting Lost in a City Like This
477:Field Trips on the Rapid Transit
455:. New York: Release Press, 1975.
449:. New York: Release Press, 1975.
288:
779:American expatriates in England
657:The Oxford Dictionary of Dance,
283:National Endowment for the Arts
160:
794:The New York Times journalists
692:
675:
662:
649:
636:
578:
329:New School for Social Research
1:
829:People from Greenwich Village
689:and is interviewed by Marcus.
571:
551:LGBT culture in New York City
214:
403:José de la Torre Bueno Prize
363:. London: Bison Books, 1979.
345:New World School of the Arts
7:
819:LGBTQ people from Wisconsin
754:21st-century American poets
739:20th-century American poets
544:
441:The Invention of New Jersey
399:Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
379:The American Dance Festival
327:(St. Paul, Minnesota), the
134:Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
10:
860:
759:American LGBTQ journalists
471:The Clouds of That Country
20:
784:American male journalists
495:Backyards of the Universe
409:
335:(New York City), and the
333:Herbert L. Lehman College
145:
107:
87:
68:
46:
37:
30:
514:Anderson was married to
325:College of St. Catherine
191:Early life and education
698:Wedding announcements,
337:University of Wisconsin
321:University of Minnesota
309:American Dance Festival
201:Northwestern University
80:New York City, New York
839:Writers from Milwaukee
834:Writers from Manhattan
774:American dance critics
769:American LGBTQ writers
341:University of Oklahoma
313:University of Adelaide
132:The One and Only: The
668:"Anderson, Jack,' in
642:"Anderson, Jack,' in
385:Choreography Observed
764:American LGBTQ poets
670:Who's Who in America
655:"Anderson, Jack" in
644:Who's Who in America
584:"Anderson, Jack" in
524:New York City Ballet
425:University of Kansas
229:and contributing to
197:Milwaukee, Wisconsin
173:Jack Warren Anderson
61:Milwaukee, Wisconsin
789:American male poets
533:Anderson died from
285:from 1975 to 1978.
700:The New York Times
622:The New York Times
435:The Hurricane Lamp
241:The New York Times
205:Indiana University
178:The New York Times
115:The New York Times
537:at a hospital in
528:Greenwich Village
421:College of DuPage
315:(Australia), the
170:
169:
109:Notable credit(s)
851:
844:Obituary writers
799:Dance historians
703:
702:(July 25, 2006).
696:
690:
683:The Poetry Show,
679:
673:
666:
660:
653:
647:
640:
634:
633:
631:
629:
618:
610:
593:
582:
465:The Dust Dancers
249:Jennifer Dunning
164:
162:
110:
75:
72:October 20, 2023
56:
54:
42:
28:
27:
859:
858:
854:
853:
852:
850:
849:
848:
709:
708:
707:
706:
697:
693:
680:
676:
667:
663:
654:
650:
641:
637:
627:
625:
611:
596:
583:
579:
574:
566:Poetry analysis
561:NYC Pride March
547:
512:
417:The Party Train
412:
300:Dance Chronicle
291:
245:Anna Kisselgoff
222:Oakland Tribune
217:
193:
166:
163: 2006)
158:
154:
108:
103:
100:dance historian
83:
77:
73:
64:
58:
52:
50:
33:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
857:
847:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
705:
704:
691:
674:
661:
648:
635:
594:
576:
575:
573:
570:
569:
568:
563:
558:
553:
546:
543:
520:Lincoln Center
511:
508:
499:
498:
492:
486:
480:
474:
468:
462:
456:
453:Selected Poems
450:
444:
438:
411:
408:
395:
394:
388:
382:
376:
370:
364:
361:The Nutcracker
358:
290:
287:
237:Dance Magazine
232:Dance Magazine
216:
213:
192:
189:
184:Dance Magazine
168:
167:
156:
150:
149:
147:
143:
142:
127:Dance Magazine
111:
105:
104:
102:
101:
98:
95:
91:
89:
85:
84:
78:
76:(aged 88)
70:
66:
65:
59:
48:
44:
43:
35:
34:
31:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
856:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
716:
714:
701:
695:
688:
684:
678:
671:
665:
658:
652:
645:
639:
624:
623:
617:
609:
607:
605:
603:
601:
599:
591:
590:Horst Koegler
587:
581:
577:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
548:
542:
540:
536:
531:
529:
525:
521:
517:
516:George Dorris
510:Personal life
507:
505:
504:Morton Marcus
496:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
478:
475:
472:
469:
466:
463:
460:
457:
454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
439:
436:
433:
432:
431:
428:
426:
422:
418:
407:
404:
400:
392:
389:
386:
383:
380:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
353:
352:
351:
348:
346:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
305:
303:
301:
296:
295:George Dorris
289:Dance history
286:
284:
280:
279:
278:Dancing Times
273:
272:
267:
266:
261:
260:George Dorris
256:
254:
250:
246:
243:, along with
242:
238:
234:
233:
228:
224:
223:
212:
210:
206:
202:
198:
188:
186:
185:
180:
179:
174:
153:
152:George Dorris
148:
144:
140:
136:
135:
130:(magazines);
129:
128:
123:
122:
121:Dancing Times
117:
116:
112:
106:
99:
96:
93:
92:
90:
86:
81:
71:
67:
62:
57:June 15, 1935
49:
45:
41:
36:
32:Jack Anderson
29:
24:
23:Jack Anderson
19:
699:
694:
686:
682:
677:
669:
664:
656:
651:
643:
638:
626:. Retrieved
620:
588:2nd ed., by
585:
580:
532:
513:
500:
494:
488:
482:
476:
470:
464:
458:
452:
446:
440:
434:
429:
416:
413:
396:
390:
384:
378:
372:
366:
360:
354:
349:
306:
298:
292:
275:
271:Kaleidoscope
269:
263:
257:
252:
240:
236:
230:
227:Ballet Today
226:
220:
218:
194:
182:
176:
172:
171:
138:
131:
125:
119:
113:
97:dance critic
74:(2023-10-20)
18:
724:2023 deaths
719:1935 births
628:October 22,
88:Occupations
713:Categories
572:References
347:in Miami.
265:Daily Mail
215:Journalism
53:1935-06-15
539:Manhattan
447:City Joys
545:See also
522:after a
687:Traffic
672:(2014).
165:
157:
141:(books)
535:sepsis
410:Poetry
323:, the
319:, the
311:, the
146:Spouse
82:, U.S.
63:, U.S.
355:Dance
253:Times
159:(
155:
630:2023
276:The
247:and
181:and
137:and
124:and
94:Poet
69:Died
47:Born
715::
619:.
597:^
530:.
331:,
161:m.
118:;
632:.
55:)
51:(
25:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)