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Simone Forti
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American dancer and choreographer (born 1935)
Person · Open Library
- Died
- 2026-07-29
- Works
- 9
Top works
- Angel
- Womens Work
- Radical bodies
- Unbuttoned sleeves
- Engadin Art Talks
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1935
Discography
- Al Di Là2018
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 78
- Total plays
- 527
Simone Forti (born March 25, 1935), is an American Italian Postmodern artist, dancer, choreographer, and writer. Since the 1950s, Forti has exhibited, performed, and taught workshops all over the world.[1] Her innovations in Postmodern dance, including her seminal 1961 body of work, Dance Constructions, along with her contribution to the early Fluxus movement, have influenced many notable dancers and artists. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Simone+Forti">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key dates
- Died
- 29 July 2026
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Simone
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Florence
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Robert Morris
- Occupation
- film director
- Educated at
- Reed College
- Student of
- Anna Halprin
- Image
- Simone Forti.jpg
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- date of birth
- 1935-03-25
- Commons category
- Simone Forti
- has works in the collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- name in native language
- Simone Forti
- floruit
- 1962-01-01
- P8168
- FC Flora Tallinn
- P12674
- Heinz-Günter Bongartz
- date of death
- 2026-07-29
Sources (8)
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Available in 9 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0