Dance theatre programmes collection c1950-1999

Katherine Dunham Company

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The Katherine Dunham Company was an African American modern dance troupe founded by Katherine Dunham to serve her unique artistic vision. The company would go through several iterations involving various changes of name and personnel over the course of its more than twenty years of existence (approximately 1937-1960). In 1930, while still a student at the University of Chicago, Dunham formed Ballet Nègre, one of the first black ballet companies in the United States. The company would give its fi...

Northern Ballet Theatre, 1977-

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English National Ballet, 1989-

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Adventures in Motion Pictures (Company), 1986-

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Janet Smith and Dancers, 1976-

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Michael Clark Company, 1984-

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Rosemary Butcher Dance Company

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre.

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British Dance Theatre, 1949-1954

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Rambert dance company

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In 1926 Marie Rambert and her students presented the ballet 'A Tragedy of Fashion' by Frederick Ashton, then one of her students, as part of a revue at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith. It is said that this piece marked the birth of British Ballet, and also the formation of Rambert. From 1926 Marie Rambert and her dancers staged more occasional performances, until they formed the Ballet Club in 1930. This was essentially a group of talented artists who came together for ...

Trisha Brown Company

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Ballet Theatre (New York, N.Y.)

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Western Theatre Ballet

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Royal Ballet

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Ram Gopal, 1920-2003

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Jooss Ballet (Company), 1932-1949

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Merce Cunningham dance company

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Merce Cunningham (1919-2009) was an innovative modern dancer, choreographer, and dance company founder. Following two years of formal training and work with the dance company of Martha Graham, Cunningham started his own company in 1953 to experiment with concepts in modern dance. From the description of Merce Cunningham Dance Company photographs of dancers and performances, 1956-1987 (inclusive), 1968-1987 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612259309 From the guide to th...

London Contemporary Dance Theatre

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Joffrey Ballet

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Collecting area: Records created by the Joffrey Ballet, the Joffrey II, the American Ballet Center, and Robert Joffrey; also records documenting ballet repertory. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155511433 Founded in 1956, the Joffrey Ballet is one of the premiere ballet companies in the United States. From the description of Playbills and souvenir programs, 1959-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155476097 ...

Ballet des Champs-Elysees, 1913-

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Extemporary Dance Company

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Kirov Ballet (Company)

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Scottish Ballet (Company)

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London Festival Ballet

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Sadlers Wells Ballet

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Nederlands Dans Theatre

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Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet

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National Ballet of Canada

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New York City Ballet

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The New York City Ballet is the brainchild of Lincoln Kirstein, who envisioned an American Ballet of young native dancers, trained and schooled to perform new, modern repertory. The company now performs 23 weeks of the year under the direction of Peter Martins. For further information see http://www.nycballet.com. From the guide to the New York City Ballet records, 1934-1976, (The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.) The New York City Ballet ...

José Limón Dance Company

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International Ballet

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The International Ballet was founded in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1941 by choreographer and dancer Mona Inglesby. The original company consisted of twenty-one dancers with a repertoire of seven ballets and a permanent orchestra of fifteen. One of the aims of International Ballet was to present classical ballets in the manner in which they were originally conceived. The classical ballets were reproduced by Nicolai Sergeev from the choreographic scores brought out of Russia by Sergeev. The company per...

Ballets africains

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Cholmondeleys and Featherstonehaughs (Company)

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Sadler's Wells royal ballet

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Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo

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Sergei Denham (1896-1970) was a Russian-born banker and director of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Leonide Massine (1896-1979) was Russian dancer and choreographer and artistic director of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. From the description of Records concerning Leonide Massine, 1939-1969 (inclusive), 1942-1954 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557063 The Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo was a company that existed between 1938 and 1962 under the directorship of Sergei...

International Ballet of the Marquis de Cuevas.

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Ballet Rambert

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Martha Graham Dance Company

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The Martha Graham Dance Company has remained a leader in the development of contemporary dance since its founding in 1926. Its first headquarters consisted of a small dance studio on Broadway. The center later moved to a two story building at 316 East 63rd Street, New York. The Company has performed in over 50 countries, as well as giving lectures and performances throughout the United States. The Martha Graham Dance Company has nurtured many of the leading choreographers and dancer...

Rambert Dance Company, 1987-

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Paul Taylor dance company

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Original Ballet Russe, 1936-1948

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Laban Library and Archive

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This Collection is a compilation of dance theatre programmes from other collections in the Laban Archive, mainly the Peter Brinson Collection and the Peter Williams Collection, and from private donations. From the guide to the Dance theatre programmes collection, c1950-1999, (Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance: Laban Archive) ...

Birmingham royal ballet

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Ballets negres

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Second Stride (Company)

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American ballet theatre

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The American Ballet Theatre is an American ballet company founded by Oliver Smith and Lucia Chase in 1940. From the guide to the American Ballet Theatre Programs, 1940-1979, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections) Ballet Theatre, an outgrowth of the Mordkin Ballet which started in 1937 as an outlet for the students from Mikhail Mordkin's school, was inaugarated with Richard Pleasant as director in the fall of 1939. Its stated goal was to ...

Ballet for All (Company)

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