Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2009) Winner
Joan Acocella
ジョーン・アコチェラ
Jōn Akocera
Aliases:
Joan Barbara Ross
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1945-04-13 （San Francisco, California, U.S.）
- Died
- 2024-01-07 （New York City, Manhattan, New York, U.S.） age 78
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Oakland, California → New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Dance critic, Author, Editor
- Active Years
- 1970-2024
- Affiliations
- The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, Financial Times, The Village Voice, Dance Magazine
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Berkeley | College of Letters and Science | English | BA | 1962-1966 | United States |
| Rutgers University | — | Comparative Literature | PhD | 1970s-1984 | United States |
University of California, Berkeley
College of Letters and Science
/ English
Degree:
BA
Period:
1962-1966
Year of Graduation:
1966
Country:
United States
Bachelor of Arts in English
Rutgers University
Comparative Literature
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1970s-1984
Year of Graduation:
1984
Country:
United States
Thesis on Ballets Russes
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing | — | — | National Book Critics Circle | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Award in Literature | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing
2009
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
受賞
Award in Literature
2007
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award
2017
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mark Morris
1993 BiographyBiography of modern dancer and choreographer Mark Morris.
DanceCreativity
Twenty-Eight Artists and Two Saints
2007 EssaysExplores virtues common among extraordinary artists.
ArtVirtues
Creating Hysteria: Women and Multiple Personality Disorder
1999 Non-fictionWomen and multiple personality disorder.
PsychologyMental Illness
Willa Cather and the Politics of Criticism
2000 CriticismCriticism on Willa Cather.
Literary Criticism
The Bloodied Nightgown and Other Essays
2024 EssaysPosthumously published essay collection.
LiteratureDance
Bibliography
- Creating Hysteria: Women and Multiple Personality Disorder (1999)
- Willa Cather and the Politics of Criticism (2000)
- Mission to Siam: The Memoirs of Jessie MacKinnon Hartzell (2001, ed.)
- Mark Morris (2004)
- The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky (2006, ed.)
- Twenty-Eight Artists and Two Saints (2007)
- The Bloodied Nightgown and Other Essays (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Knowledgeable without show-offMeticulous researchEnergetically conversational
- Recurring Motifs
- Virtues of artistsDance criticismLiterary criticism
Health
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Cancer晩年Died on January 7, 2024
Legacy
Renowned American dance critic for The New Yorker.
Trivia
- Her son performed in The Nutcracker with New York City Ballet
- Accompanied Mikhail Baryshnikov on his first return to Riga since defection