Patricia Beatty | |
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
May 13, 1936
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Occupation | Choreographer, dancer, director and teacher |
Patricia Beatty (born May 13, 1936) is a Canadian choreographer, dancer, director and teacher.
Viewed as a seminal figure within modern-dance performance in Canada, she notably co-founded the Toronto Dance Theatre in Toronto, Ontario with Peter Randazzo, in 1968.
She was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2004.
Beatty was born in Toronto.
She studied modern dance at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont; and at the Martha Graham School in New York City.