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Jean Freebury serves as a Lecturer of Dance at the Conservatory of Dance, Purchase College, where she has taught technique and repertory since 2008. A former member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company (1992-2003), she is recognized as a fellow of the Merce Cunningham Trust and has significantly contributed to preserving Cunningham's legacy through stagings worldwide.
Her educational foundation spans the Alberta Ballet School, London Contemporary Dance School, North Carolina School of the Arts, and Merce Cunningham Studio. This diverse training underpins her expertise in modern dance techniques and historical repertory.
Freebury specializes in Merce Cunningham's choreographic methodology and technique, with deep expertise in reconstructing seminal works like Windows, Inlets 2, Minevent, August Pace, and Beach Birds. Her professional practice bridges historical preservation and contemporary innovation through collaborations with choreographers including Douglas Dunn, Pam Tanowitz, and Kota Yamazaki, alongside visual artist Marisela La Grave. This interdisciplinary approach positions her at the intersection of dance anthropology and performance art.
Her exceptional teaching was honored with Purchase College's Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching for 2024-25.
While specific doctoral advisees aren't documented, Freebury has mentored generations of dancers through her technique courses and master classes at institutions including the Mark Morris Dance Center and Rotterdam Dans Academy. Her stewardship of Cunningham's works represents a critical contribution to dance archival practice, though major research grants aren't explicitly referenced in available materials.
She maintains an active international presence through master classes and stagings, operating within Purchase College's Conservatory of Dance ecosystem while collaborating with major dance institutions globally to transmit Cunningham's artistic legacy.
