What is Jean Erdman?
[[File:Jean Erdman.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Erdman in the 1970s]] '''Jean Erdman''' (February 20, 1916 &ndash; May 4, 2020) was an American dancer and choreographer. She was born in [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]]. She won a [[Drama Desk Award|Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography]] in 1972 for her work in ''[[The Two Gentlemen of Verona]]''. She was known for her works as Ideal Spectator in ''[[Every Soul is a Circus]]'', the Speaking Fate in ''[[Punch and the Judy]]'' and the One Who Speaks in ''Letter to the World''.<ref>Martin, John, ''The New York Times'', 1946, Quoted in Erdman, Jean, Jean Erdman Papers, 1925-2001, New York Library for the Performing Arts, Jerome Robbins Dance Research Collection, New York, New York, Box 48, Folder 10, Call#: MGZMD 170</ref> Erdman died on May 4, 2020 in Honolulu, aged 104.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jean Erdman, Choreographer and Theater Director, Dies at 104 |url=https://www.dancemagazine.com/jean-erdman-choreographer-and-theater-director-dies-at-104-2645934093.html |access-date=2020-05-07 |archive-date=2020-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507133431/https://www.dancemagazine.com/jean-erdman-choreographer-and-theater-director-dies-at-104-2645934093.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|2286262}} * [http://www.nypl.org/research/manuscripts/dance/DANerdma.xml Jean Erdman Papers, 1925-2001 - The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts] *''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080406141000/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1083/is_5_74/ai_61933408/print Modern Innovator Erdman Honored]'' * ''[http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Dec/10/il/il01a.html The Grande Dame of Dance] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430203717/http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Dec/10/il/il01a.html |date=2016-04-30 }}'' *''[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B06E7DF173BF93BA35751C1A963948260&sec=&pagewanted=print Dance: A Survey of Jean Erdman Choreography Since '42]'' - ''[[Ne