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IDENTIFICATION AND BIO: Joah Lowe was a San Francisco choreographer and body worker who taught what he called "Lessons in the Art of Flying," based in part on his private therapeutic practice which combined elements of Aston Patterning, Feldenkreis, and Laban techniques. Lowe was raised in Henderson, Texas, the son of watermelon farmers. After seeing Alvin Ailey Dance Theater as an undergraduate at the University of Texas, Austin, he decided to dance and sought training at the North Carolina School of the Arts. He received his B.A. in dance (with honors) from Connecticut College in 1976, as a protégé of Martha Meyers. That year, he danced with Pauline Konor Dance Consort in New York. In 1978, Lowe traveled to Asia on a Watson Fellowship and his subsequent choreographic work reflected this influence. In Savage Gestures for Charm's Sake (1985), for example, Lowe performed in the style of the Japanese male performer who is trained specifically to play female roles. Upon moving to the Bay Area in the late 1970s, Lowe danced with Lucas Hoving and performed his own choreography, including both solos and group works. He also worked as a movement educator at the San Francisco Orthopedic and Athletic Rehabilitation Center and with Somacare, a Bay Area medical practitioners cooperative. He died of AIDS-related causes in a hospital in Texas while visiting his family.
KEY CONTACT PERSON(S)/EXECUTOR OF ESTATE:
David Gere, friend
HUMAN REPOSITORIES OF THE WORK
Jeff Friedman:
Work:
VIDEO DOCUMENTATION
PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION
MOVEMENT NOTATION
PRODUCTION MATERIALS
ORAL HISTORY:
PERSONAL PAPERS
IMMEDIATE NEEDS
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION:
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
German Maypole Dance (1976)—Deutches Manifest, Winston-Salem, N.C. Clowns—An Ironic Dance (1977)—Agnes de Mille Theatre, Winston-Salem, N.C. Ode (1976)—American Dance Festival, New London, Conn. Torque (1977)—Palmer Auditorium, Connecticut College, Conn. Cones (1977)—American Dance Festival, New London, Conn. Six Dances (1979)—American Dance Festival, Durham, N.C. Remnants (1979)—University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisc. Blood-Remembering (1980)—University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisc. Tendered Voices (1982)—Centerspace Benefit, San Francisco Natural Topography (1982)—Pier 2, Magic Theater Benefit, San Francisco A Modern Fable (1983)—New Performance Gallery, San Francisco Why Tomorrow Doesn't Work—postcard dances (1983)—inspired by Remy Charlip, Connecticut College, Conn. Churinga (1983)—Centerspace Benefit, San Francisco Bowling Lesson #1—Letting Go of the Ball (1984)—New Performance Gallery, San Francisco Savage Gestures for Charm's Sake (1985)—Footwork Studio, San Francisco Closet Dances (1986)—San Francisco Teiresias—the Blind Prophet (1987)—collaboration with sculptor Richard Bauer, music by Rinde Eckert Footwork Studio, San Francisco
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