Joan Woodbury dance audio-visual collection 1970s

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Joan Woodbury dance audio-visual collection 1970s

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The Joan Woodbury dance audio-visual collection (1970s) consists of completed movies of Woodbury's dance projects as well as the original film and soundtrack elements used to create the final version. Joan Woodbury is an internationally recognized dancer and choreographer and co-founder of Salt Lake City's Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company.

10 16mm films and 1 16mm sound track.

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J. Willard Marriott Library. University of Utah Audio Visual Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6365588

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Woodbury, Joan, 1915-1989

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Joan Woodbury was born on 21 September 1927 in Cedar City, Utah. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin with B.S. degree in dance in 1950 and with a M.S. degree in dance in 1951. She taught dance at that same institution for several years until becoming an instructor at the University of Utah in 1951. Woodbury was an associate professor there during the 1960s and 1970s. She also toured the United States, South Africa, Portugal, and France during the 1970s giving dance workshops. She and ...

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company

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The Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company was founded by Shirley Ririe and Joan Woodbury in 1964. Both professors at the University of Utah, Ririe and Woodbury joined forces to create a professional dance company, conducting several residencies every year. They have toured the United States and are internationally known as well. The company's activities include formal and informal performances, lecture-demonstrations, workshops, and classes in dance for actors, stage production, and theater lighting. The...