John rossini biography
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Jon Rossini, Ph.D.
Jon D. Rossini received his PhD in English from Duke University in 1999 and is Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance and the Graduate Group in Performance Studies at UC Davis as well as a CAMPSSAH affiliate. He teaches courses in the History of Theatre and Dance, Latinx Theatre and Performance, Race and Ethnicity in Performance, Dramaturgy, Playwriting, Performance Theory, and Performance/Performative Writing. He is the author of two books: Contemporary Latina/o Theater: Wrighting Ethnicity (Southern Illinois University Press, 2008), and the Pragmatic Liberation and the Politics of Puerto Rican Diasporic Drama (University of Michigan Press, 2024, available open access thanks to UC Davis and the TOME initiative). His current scholarly work combines continued consideration of Latine theatre and performance with new thinking on writing and performance that explores expanded (experimental, creative, performative?) critical writing in relation to performance.
His more than 30 articles and book chapters include: “Considering Diasporican Drama,” in the Routledge Companion to Latine Theatre and Performance; “The Invisible Labor of Setting the Stage,” Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism; “If Writing…” in CorpoGrafias; “The Lat
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Gioachino Rossini
Italian opus composer (1792–1868)
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John Rossini
John R. Rossini, who honorably served his country during World War II, passed away on October 6, 2023. A longtime resident of Rye, N.Y., he was 95.
Born in the Bronx, he was the son of Michael and Bibiana Panzarino Rossini. After graduating from Bronx Vocational High School, he joined the U.S. Army, returning home as a corporal.
On February 25, 1950, he married Ruth Torosian. They raised two sons and were married for 63 years. She died on September 27, 2013.
For over 30 years, he worked as a blacksmith for the New York City Department of Sanitation. Mr. Rossini possessed other invaluable skills. While living in the Bronx, he built his own house. Once the family moved to Rye, he became an avid gardener.
Mr. Rossini is survived by his sons, John M. (Janet) of Mamaroneck, and Mark T. (Katia) of Rye; his grandson, Dagan of Wilton, Conn.; and his brother, Anthony Rossini of Ft. Meyers, Fla.
A funeral service will be held at Graham Funeral Home in Rye on October 11 at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Rye Brook.