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Srimathi Gina was the performance name of Gina Blau (1906-1998), a Jewish-American dancer who was an early exponent of Indian Classical Dance in the United States. Earlier in her life, Gina had studied modern dance under Pearl Primus, Jean Erdman, and Eleanor King. She was also one of two women to graduate from St. John's Law School in New York City in 1929, but left her law practice in the 1930s to study Indian Classical Dance with Phupesh Guha. During the 1940s, she performed first with the dance troupe of the American dance ethnologist La Meri, and then with the Indian classical dancer Ragani Devi in New York.

From 1954 to 1955, Gina traveled to India to study Indian Classical Dance as well as the Tamil language. She first studied Bharatya Natyam with Guru Chockalingam Pillai in Madras, and then Kathakali with Guru Ravunni Nair in Malabar.

Gina then toured and performed around the United States as Srimathi Gina, and taught Indian Classical Dance in New York and elsewhere, including at colleges, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, and the Eugene O'Neill National Theater for the Deaf. Gina was given the title of Natyakala Bushanam (Jewel of the Dance) by the Indian Institute of Fine Arts in Madras; she was the first non-Indian to receive the title.

From the guide to the Srimathi Gina papers, 1935-1980, (The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.)

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Srimathi Gina papers 1935-1980

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Srimathi Gina papers, 1935-1980

Title: Srimathi Gina papers 1935-1980

The Srimathi Gina papers document Srimathi Gina's studies, choreography, performances, and teachings in Indian classical dance from approximately 1935 to 1980. One of two women to graduate from St. John's Law School in New York City in 1929, Jewish-American Gina Blau left her law practice to study Indian classical dance in the 1930s, eventually becoming a master performer and teacher in the United States, performing under the name of Srimathi Gina. Materials include in-depth notes on Indian classical dance and Indian culture; programs; costume and scenic directions; casting notes; professional correspondence; a typed memoir of travels to India; and photographs, prints, and other images.

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Gina, Srimathi. [Catalogs, announcements, etc.]

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Scrapbook: Clippings and programs, Dances of India. ca. 1947-76.

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Gina, Srimathi. Scrapbook: Clippings and programs, Dances of India.

Title: Scrapbook: Clippings and programs, Dances of India. ca. 1947-76.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. illus. 28 cm.

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Walter Terry papers 1913-1982

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Walter Terry papers, 1913-1982

Title: Walter Terry papers 1913-1982

Walter Terry was a dance critic for the , the , and the . He also contributed a number of articles to other publications and he wrote several books on the subject of dance. Not only a writer, Terry was a juror for many dance competitions and he was speaker at many universities and public functions. The collection contains correspondence, artwork, personal and professional written material, photographs, ephemera, and oversized material. New York Herald Tribune New York World Journal Saturday Review

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