Lucas Hoving papers 1900-1999 1950-1989

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Lucas Hoving papers 1900-1999 1950-1989

http://archives.nypl.org/dan/18486

Lucas Hoving (1912 - 2000) was a modern dancer, choreographer and teacher. The Lucas Hoving papers document the professional and personal life of the noted dancer and choreographer with a focus on Hoving's choreography.

2.35 linear feet; 6 boxes

The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

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Hoving, Lucas

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Lucas Hoving (1912-2000) was a modern dancer, choreographer and teacher. He was born Lucas Hovinga in Holland, and studied dance with Florrie Rodrigo and Yvonne Georgi in Amsterdam before earning a scholarship to the Jooss School in England. While in New York on a 1941 tour he studied at the Martha Graham School. When the Jooss Company disbanded due to World War II, Hoving was invited to join the Martha Graham Company. He appeared in Graham's tribute to Emily Dickinson, Letter to th...