Souvenir Dance Programs collection 1906-2001

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Souvenir Dance Programs collection 1906-2001

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The Souvenir Dance Programs Collection features souvenir programs related to dance productions, dance companies, dance festivals, Broadway musicals, opera companies, ice skating productions, and films. A souvenir program is a commercial publication designed to enhance a company or show with photographs, short biographies, company histories and repertory lists. The companies, festivals and productions covered by the programs in the collection are international in scope. Spanning the 20th century, the souvenir programs cover primarily ballet but also include folk dance, flamenco dancing, Highland dancing, tango, and ice dancing. Souvenir programs in the collection represent the American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Ballet Theatre, Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, Ballet West, the Bolshoi Ballet, Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival, Jose Greco and his Spanish Ballet, the New York City Ballet, the Royal Ballet (London), National Ballet of Canada, among others. Performers listed in the programs include Anna Pavlova, Marcel Marceau, Sonja Henie, Jose Greco, and Michael Flatly.

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Special Collections and Archives, Penrose Library, University of Denver, 2150 E. Evans Ave., Denver, CO 80208

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