Pauline Koner papers 1905-2000

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Pauline Koner papers 1905-2000

http://archives.nypl.org/dan/19779

Pauline Koner, one of America’s foremost modern dance choreographers and performers, trained with Michel Fokine, Michio Ito and Yeichi Nimura. She created works for stage shows at New York City's Roxy Theater, for ice shows, and for television programs and from 1946 to 1960 performed with the José Limón Dance Company. She worked closely with modern dance pioneer Doris Humphrey and choreographed her best-known piece, (1962), to honor Humphrey's memory. The Farewell

28.5 lin. ft.; 48 boxes

The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

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