Name Laura Diffenderfer | Education New York University | |
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Laura Diffenderfer (born June 13, 1980 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States) is an American choreographer, dancer and journalist. She resides in Brooklyn, New York and is the founder of the Oh Dear Dance Company, the former Editor-in-Chief of Dancer magazine, and a dance writer. Laura received a M.A. in Performance Studies from NYU in 2005.
Choreography
Diffenderfer has presented work in New York City since 1999 at venues such as Danspace Project, Judson Church, the Chocolate Factory, 92nd Street Y, WAX, The Flea, University Settlement, Merkin Concert Hall, the 78th Street Theater Lab, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Interborough Repertory Theater and at the Contemporary Art Center in North Adams, MA.
In 2006, she produced a shared evening of work at the IRT Space where she presented Trying to Remain Upright, a dance inspired by a program note written in 1968 by Yvonne Rainer. In 2008, she presented "A Wagner Matinee," an evening-length work based on the writings of Willa Cather. The work was presented at the Red Cloud Opera House, which Cather attended as a child.