Donlin Foreman -- Donlin danced with the Martha Graham Dance Company for 20 years.
He was coached and directed by Martha Graham in nearly every major role in the repertory and
is acclaimed internationally for his interpretation of these heroic archetypes. He was
invited to perform at the White House for President and Mrs. Reagan, and received the President's
Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Performing Arts for the University of Montevallo.
Performing internationally as a guest artist, Donlin danced with the La Scala Ballet in Milan, Italy where he originated
the role of Christopher Columbus in the production of Cristoforo Colombo, and was invited to teach and perform his own
and Jacqulyn Buglisi's choreography at the International Dance Week in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He performed once a year
for a decade with the 1000 children of Jacques d'Amboise's National Dance Institute. While with the Eliot Feld Ballets
NY, Mr. Feld choreographed on Donlin the ballet Adieu. A growing international reputation as a choreographer returned
Donlin to the La Scala Ballet to choreograph and perform an original ballet Nights' River with Luciana Savignano. His
works Agathon and ...ING were performed in the New York City seasons of the Martha Graham Company.
Donlin has been commissioned by: Pennsylvania Ballet Theater to choreograph a full evening production of Carl Orff's
Carmina Burana, Ballet National de Mexico for a premiere at Bellas Artes Theater, Mexico City, The Dance Project in
Copenhagen, Denmark, by Ice Theater of New York for and ice dance Black Ice.
Donlin is Associate Professor of Dance at Barnard College, Columbia University and was Master Artist in Residence at
the Atlantic Center for the Arts during Spring 1999. His first volume of poetic writings, Out of Martha's House was
published in 1992. He was featured in Dance Magazine, Dance Australia, Dance Spirit, Dance International, Dance Teacher
Magazine and Choreography and Dance International Journal. Donlin has chaired the New York State Council on the Arts Panel 2000-2002.
Donlin is the Co-Director/Choreographer with Jacqulyn Buglisi and has presented seven New York City seasons with their
company, Buglisi/Foreman Dance.
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