Diana Huebert(bornJosephine Campbell;1899–1983), laterDiana Huebert Faidy,was aChicagomodern dancerand advocate of the experimental humanities.

Early life

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She was first exposed to dancing through her father, who was a ballet teacher inChicago.Although she was classically trained, she left Chicago to study experimental andavant-gardeforms of "free" dancing, in the vein ofIsadora Duncan.In Paris, she studied underRaymond Duncan,the brother of her idol, and then traveled throughout Europe seeing performances of modern dance.

She became a member of the ChicagoGurdjieffgroup. She married architect Abel Faidy around 1939, and there is no record of any children from this marriage.[1]

Career

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Upon her return to the United States, she became a professional dancer, dance teacher, lecturer, and producer.

Later years

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She retired in 1969, four years after her husband Abel Faidy’s death. She spent her retirement attempting to memorialize her husband's architectural and design work. She also wrote memoirs of her experiences with Georges Gurdjieff in the 1970s, which she submitted to theGurdjieff Foundation.[1]

Death

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Huebert died in Chicago in 1983.

References

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  1. ^abHumphries, J. I. "Introduction".Diana Faidy - Reminiscences of My Work with Gurdjieff.Retrieved12 February2019.
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