Biographies
• John Wallowitch
• Bertram Ross
• Richard Morris
• Nathan Purdee
• Roberta Morris Purdee
• Sue Gandy
Bertram Ross
Bertram Ross’s background as Martha Graham’s partner and co-director of her company for nearly 25 years has earned him a position of enviable stature in the world of dance. He created over 35 leading roles in the Graham repertory and is indelibly associated with the roles of Saint Michael in “Seraphic Dialogue,” Agamemnon and Orestes in “Clytemnestra,” Adam in “Embattled Garden,” Oedipus in “Night Journey” and, perhaps most of all, the Preacher in “Appalachian Spring.”
Mr. Ross’ accomplishments in dance have been acknowledged by critics and audiences around the globe. To quote Ms. Graham “I am a thief and I am not ashamed. I steal from the best, wherever it happens to me – Plato, Picasso and Bertram Ross.”
In critically acclaimed and wildly successful cabaret act with pianist John Wallowitch, Mr. Ross added yet another diverse facet to his extraordinary career. Commenting on the zany song and dance antics of the urbane Wallowitch and Ross duo, John S. Wilson of the New York Times called them, “Hilarious, outrageous, sublime”. In The Examiner, San Francisco critic Phillip Elwood cheered, “the pair presents an incomparable cabaret show .. they’re a treasure.”
In addition to cabaret appearances in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Palm Beach, Washington and London, Mr. Ross has presented his solo dance/theatre portraits of Raymond Duncan, Gordon Craig, Ted Shawn, Uncle Vanya and Noah. The performer also appeared as Prospero in the Riverside Shakespeare’s production of “The Tempest.” He can be seen in the roles of Oedipus and Creon in Amy Greenfield’s film “Antigone”, as well as Richard Morris’ documentary “Wallowitch & Ross: This Moment” which has garnered praise all over the country and has just been released on Video and DVD.
• Tribute to Bertram
• Bertram's Obituary - NY Times
• Bertram's Obituary - Guardian Limited
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