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She’s jumped through glass. Streb has even set herself on fire—all in the name of dance. Elizabeth Streb is an internationally acclaimed contemporary movement artist based in Brooklyn, N.Y. During live shows she uses creative camera angles and gravity-defying stunts to give audiences a taste of free form dance.

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