Gus Solomons, Jr., dancer, choreographer, teacher, writer, director, actor, and puppeteer, died Friday, Aug. 11 at 84.
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Dancer, choreographer, teacher, writer, director, actor, and puppeteer Gus Solomons, Jr. died Friday, Aug. 11 at 84.writes: “His death, at Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, was confirmed by Robert Gerber, Mr. Solomons’s friend and health proxy, who said the cause was sudden heart failure after several months of declining health.” The dance world has lost a legend.
A student of architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the ‘50s, he also studied dance at the Boston Conservatory of Music, and dance drew him in. He soon moved to New York to study dance at the Martha Graham School, joining experimentalists in the avant-garde scene. He performed with Donald McKayle and Pearl Lang, then in 1965, Merce Cunningham asked him to join his company.
“I first saw Gus Solomons Jr. when I was auditioning for undergraduate programs in ‘96. I’d just cut my chin-length hair in an effort to have an easier time getting into a good dance program or appear more ‘professional.’ Gus stood in the front of the room, leading the audition with a salt-and-pepper version of the haircut you see in this photograph. Seeing him in that moment brought the biggest smile to my face. It made me realize I could in fact be ME…and still have a career in dance.
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