Joe’s History Flashcards
Where was Joseph Pilates born?
Monchengladbach, Germany
Who was Joseph Pilates’ “wife”?
Clara Pilates
What year was Joseph Pilates born?
1883
What activities did Joseph Pilates participate in growing up?
Boxing, fencing, wrestling, gymnastics
Where was Joe Pilates when WW1 broke out?
Touring England with a boxer
Where was he during the war?
Held as a resident alien on the Isle of Man
What did he do on the Isle of Man?
Created exercise routines for the fellow inmates and worked as an orderly in hospital for wounded soldiers
What piece of equipment did he get the idea for from his work with patients in the hospital beds?
The Cadillac
Who did Joe meet on a boat coming to America?
Clara
When and where did Joe and Clara arrive in America?
New York in 1926
Where and when did he open his studio?
939 8th Avenue, 1927, in the same building as the New York City Ballet.
With whom did Joes work quickly gain popularity?
Dancing community including George Balanchine, Ted Shawn, Ruth St Denis and dancers they sent to Joe
What happened to Joes Studio in the 1960s
It was destroyed by fire in 1967
When and how did Joe die
1967 soon after the fire, due to complications from smoke inhalation
What did Clara do after his death
She continued Joes work until her own death in 1977.
