Lucinda Childs

American choreographer and dancer (born 1940)
Person human Q438806
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Lucinda Childs

Summary

Lucinda Childs is a human[1]. Her place of birth was New York City[2]. She was born on June 26, 1940[3]. She worked as a choreographer[4] and dancer[5]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Lucinda Childs's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • Lucinda Childs was born on June 26, 1940[3].
  • Lucinda Childs held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Lucinda Childs's professions included choreographer[4].
  • Lucinda Childs worked as a dancer[5].
  • Lucinda Childs was educated at Sarah Lawrence College[8].
  • Lucinda Childs received the Guggenheim Fellowship[9].
  • Lucinda Childs received the honorary doctor of the University Côte d'Azur[10].
  • Lucinda Childs is recorded as female[11].
  • Lucinda Childs's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Lucinda Childs's family name is recorded as Childs[13].
  • Lucinda Childs's given name is recorded as Lucinda[14].
  • Lucinda Childs's official website is recorded as http://www.lucindachilds.com[15].
  • Lucinda Childs studied under Merce Cunningham[16].
  • Lucinda Childs's partner in business or sport is recorded as Robert Wilson[17].
  • Lucinda Childs's partner in business or sport is recorded as Philip Glass[18].
  • Lucinda Childs's partner in business or sport is recorded as Elisabeth Chojnacka[19].
  • Lucinda Childs's described by source is recorded as UbuWeb[20].
  • Lucinda Childs's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Lucinda Childs's has works in the collection is recorded as Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía[22].
  • Lucinda Childs's has works in the collection is recorded as Whitney Museum of American Art[23].
  • Lucinda Childs's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[24].
  • Lucinda Childs's documentation files at is recorded as SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1940-06-26[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8b9967c0-25b5-4861-ba95-5bba2745b7d3[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New York City[2], Lucinda Childs… she was born on June 26, 1940[3].

Education

Lucinda Childs's education included a stint at Sarah Lawrence College[8]. She studied under Merce Cunningham[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include choreographer[4] and dancer[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[9], a fellowship grant[30], in United States[31], founded in 1925[32] and honorary doctor of the University Côte d'Azur[10], an award[33], in France[34], founded in 2018[35].

Why It Matters

Lucinda Childs ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

Where was Lucinda Childs born?

Lucinda Childs's place of birth was New York City[2].

What did Lucinda Childs do for work?

Lucinda Childs worked as choreographer[4] and dancer[5].

Where did Lucinda Childs go to school?

Lucinda Childs was educated at Sarah Lawrence College[8].

What awards did Lucinda Childs receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[9] and honorary doctor of the University Côte d'Azur[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [3] . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . performing-arts.ch. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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