“Bebe Miller is a cartographer of human emotions, mapping the landscape of the passions of her dance with luminous intelligence,” Washington Post raves. Bebe Miller, a choreographer, dancer and director has accomplished a lot within her 25 years of creating dance. Miller is known for her virtuosic dancing and athletic speed, including “Verge, Landing/Place, Going to the Wall and Necessary Beauty.” Miller choreography has been produced at major dance center around the world, such as “Daytona Contemporary Dance Company, Boston Ballet and the PACT Dance Company of Johannesburg, South Africa.” Miller established her own dance company called, “The Bebe Miller Company.” She has been the recipient of many prestige awards, i.e. “four Bessie Awards for her choreography and direction” and the “Doris Duke Artist Award.” No to mention fellowships, such as “John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship and a USA Fellowship.” Currently, Miller is a professor in dance at the “Ohio State University.
Miller began dancing as a child with Murray Louis in Manhattan. In 1971, she earned a degree in arts. Four years later, she earned a Master’s Degree from Ohio State University. Miller then went on to dance for Nina Weiner and Dancers Company for 6 years. “Nina Weiner made me see how much fun technique could be; she gave me an appetite for making steps,” Miller told Dance Magazine. Miller was impressed by Nina artistic direction but left the company due to wanting to explore and develop her own dance style. In 1989, Miller had gain glory for her choreography in “Allies.” It was during a time, inspiration occurred. She was said to be inspired by Jimmi Hendrix music and influence by the spiritual legacy of the 1960’s and the urgency of social issues of the 1900’s. It left her wanting to put a piece togethere. Concluding, that how the Hendrix Project came about. However, she received mixed reviews. Some criticized it for they interpret it as being political. Many