Wilson, John W., 1927-1992.

Founding member of the Joffrey Ballet, John Wilson was a prolific performer, composer, and choreographer, who taught and created dance and music in a variety of styles.

Wilson was born in Los Angeles in 1948 and studied language and dance at Pomona College in Claremont, California. He later studied dance in New York with Katherine Dunham and trained in eurythmics at the Dalcroze Institute in Geneva. As a dancer, Wilson was with the Joffrey from 1956 until 1964, when he joined the Harkness Ballet. As a solo performer, Wilson appeared in the companies of Joyce Trisler, Pearl Lang, Anna Sokolow and Valerie Bettis, and with the Julliard Dance Theater under the direction of Doris Humphrey. Wilson also toured extensively with the Dance Theater Workshop and collaborated with Lenore Latimer at the American Theater Workshop. Additionally, he was a member of Kei Takei's Moving Earth.

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