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Stephanie Clemens

The Academy of Movement and Music

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The full interview is available on the finding aid and will be available at the Newberry soon.

Stephanie Clemens grew up in Los Angeles and studied at San Francisco Ballet School and Juilliard. She started the Academy of Movement and Music in 1971 in her Oak Park home. The Academy had grown to include over 500 students when Clemens founded its resident performing arts company, MOMENTA. Clemens served as MOMENTA's artistic director from 1983 through 2019. She received the Ruth Page Award for Lifetime Service in 2001.

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