Joan Acocella (1945–2024) was a United States journalist, known for Creating Hysteria.
About Joan Acocella
Joan Barbara Acocella was an American dance critic and author. From 1998 to 2019, she was a dance critic for The New Yorker. She also wrote for The New York Review of Books for 33 years and authored books on dance, literature, and psychology.
Known for:
Creating Hysteria
Notable works:
Twenty-eight Artists and Two Saints
Awards:
Guggenheim Fellowship|Berlin Prize|Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing
