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Alwin Nikolais (1910 - 1993) was had numerous of titles under his belt; he was a choreographer, dancer, composer, musician, teacher and innovator. In 1964 Nikolais’ won the Kennedy Center Honors award years later he then won the Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts us Canada. With his accomplishments Nikolais soon became the "father of multi-media theater." According to the Dance Collection at Ohio University Alwin Nikolais', “vision and philosophy are represented in over 120 choreographic works. In addition to the National Medal of Arts, Alwin Nikolais' has been honored with the Samuel Scripps American Dance Festival Award, The Capezio Award, Dance Magazine Award, The Tiffany Award, and the American Dance Guild Award. He was knighted to
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