Antony Tudor papers 1908-1987

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Antony Tudor papers 1908-1987

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Antony Tudor Marie Rambert Richard Pleasant , choreographer and teacher, was born in London and studied ballet with beginning in 1928, choreographing his first ballet for her Ballet Club in 1931. At the invitation of , he came to the United States in 1940 to work with Ballet Theatre. He worked with other companies internationally, but his base remained the United States. The papers in this collection contain material from 1908-1987 (bulk dates 1985-1987).

3 document boxes (155 items

The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

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Tudor, Antony, 1909-1987

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