Cohan, Robert (Personal Name)

His The dance workshop, 1986: CIP t.p. (Robert Cohan)

Jackson, Paul R. W. The last Guru, 2013: title page (Robert Cohan) page 6 (Robert Paul Cohan, b. Mar. 26, 1925, Manhattan, New York, N.Y.; dancer, choreographer, teacher)

Guardian WWW site, viewed Jan. 15, 2021 (Sir Robert Cohan; Robert Paul Cohan, dancer and choreographer, born 26 March 1925, New York; died 13 January 2021; transformed the dance scene in Britain in the 1960s; gave form to the vision of the philanthropist Robin Howard that American modern dance could take root and flourish in the UK. Howard gave Cohan the mission of forming a company, and London Contemporary Dance Theatre (LCDT) was born in 1967. He began training at the Graham School in 1946 and within a few months was dancing with Martha Graham's company; performed with Graham until 1969. From 1961 until 1965, he directed the dance department of the New England Conservatory of Music, combining teaching with performing and choreography)