About Rosemary Butcher
Lived 1947 – 2016 (aged 68–69). Rosemary Butcher was a choreographer and dancer.
Rosemary Butcher (1947–2016) was a British choreographer and dancer.
Life and career Butcher studied ballet as a child.
Butcher founded her own company shortly after returning to Britain in 1972. Her concerts are often sited in non-conventional spaces or even art galleries. Butcher was one of the first choreographers to incorporate video into her work. Butcher was shortlisted for the Place prize for choreography in 2004.
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Who was Rosemary Butcher?
choreographer 1947–
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Rosemary Butcher was born in 1947.
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Rosemary Butcher died in 2016.
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Rosemary Butcher was a choreographer and dancer.
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