Christine Dakin
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Christine Dakin, the Daughter of James I Crump and Jean Coulter Crump, was born August 25, 1949 [1] in New Haven. She is an American dancer, teacher and director, and a foremost exponent of the Martha Graham repertory and technique.
Dakin is known for her performances of Ms. Graham's roles and for those created for her by Martha Graham and artists such as Robert Wilson, Twyla Tharp and Martha Clarke. She performs and produces works created for her by contemporary choreographers Brice Mousset, Alejandro Chavez, and Jaime Blanc. She is a guest performer with Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble, American Dance Guild, and Audrey Ross Dances. Performing in the principal theaters of the world, partnered by renowned artists such Rudolf Nureyev,[2] and filmed in the repertory, she was chosen by Graham for the company in 1976. Dakin became an Associate Artistic Director in 1997 and was named Artistic Director with Terese Capucilli in 2002.[3] Leading the company to its rebirth, they are credited with bringing the artistic excellence and repertory of the Company to a level not seen since Martha Graham’s death.
Awards
Dakin was honored by the dance community with a “Bessie” Performance Award (2003) and the Dance Magazine Award (1994), was a Fulbright Senior Scholar (1999), and recipient of two Rockefeller-US-Mexico Fund for Culture grants (1998, 2001) for choreography, research and teaching. She was awarded the 14th annual Labat Loano Grand Prix “Giuliana Penzi” 2015 Career Award, and the Dance Ambassador Award (2023) from Mark De Garmo Dance. At Harvard University she was the Evelyn Green Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study (2007/08),[4] Visiting Lecturer for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (2006, 2009) offering the university’s first credit course in dance, and was the “Learning from Performers” guest artist (2001). Educated at the University of Michigan, Ms. Dakin is the recipient of the University of Michigan Alumni Award (2001), an Honorary Doctor of Arts from Shenandoah University (2001), and an Honorary Doctorate from the Universidad de Colima, Mexico (2007).
