Allegra Kent McGowan and artistic director Barbara Zinn Krieger. The adaptation received positive reviews by "The New York Times", "Time Out New York Kids", and others. Due to its success, in December 2015, New York City Children's Theater produced a revival of "Ballerina Swan." Kent currently teaches ballet at Barnard College. Notes Bibliography Allegra Kent Allegra Kent (born August 11, 1937) is an American ballet dancer, actress, children's book author and columnist. Iris Margo Cohen was born to Jewish parents, Harry Herschel and Shirley (née Weissman) Cohen, and later changed her name to Allegra Kent. Kent grew up in what she later
Gabriele Allegra for working too hard, often resulting in the deterioration of his health. He used to say, "The most enviable fate for a Franciscan who doesn't obtain the grace of martyrdom, is to die while he is working". In another letter Allegra wrote: "The work upon the Bible is hard and intense, but I must work because if I stop, I will never get up again." Although the translation of the Bible was the main focus of Allegra's work, and he has usually been viewed as primarily a Scripture scholar, he took time to help the poor and the sick, particularly