Interview with Barbara Lloyd Dilley. 1976.

Cunningham, Merce, 1919-2009

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Merce Cunningham is a choreographer. He started his career as a dancer with Martha Graham's company, and then left to start his own company. The company, which was created over 50 years ago, is still flourishing. Merce Cunningham was born in Centralia, Washington. He first started formal dance training at the Cornish Institute of Allied Arts in Seattle. From 1939 to 1945 he was a soloist in the Martha Graham Company. While performing with Martha Graham, Cunningham bega...

Nuchtern, Jean

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Naropa Institute

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The Naropa Institute was founded in 1974 by Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, as a summer school. It offered courses, workshops and performances in dance, theater, music, painting, religious studies, psychology and cognitive science. By 1976, two year-round Master of Arts programs and three one-year certificate programs had begun. In 1978, the Institute received candidacy for accreditation status from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. By 1982, the Naropa In...

Rainer, Yvonne, 1934-

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Choreographer, dancer, filmmaker and writer, Yvonne Rainer is celebrated as a pioneer of postmodern dance. Her often experimental and challenging work has been widely influential throughout her long career. From the description of Yvonne Rainer papers, 1933-2006, bulk 1959-2001. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 669289563 Biographical / Historical Note Choreographer, dancer, filmmaker and writer, Yvonne Rain...

Merce Cunningham dance company

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Merce Cunningham (1919-2009) was an innovative modern dancer, choreographer, and dance company founder. Following two years of formal training and work with the dance company of Martha Graham, Cunningham started his own company in 1953 to experiment with concepts in modern dance. From the description of Merce Cunningham Dance Company photographs of dancers and performances, 1956-1987 (inclusive), 1968-1987 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612259309 From the guide to th...

Dilley, Barbara

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Naropa Institute was accredited as a University in the late 1990s. From the description of Oral history interview with Barbara Dilley, [dvd] / interviewed and filmed by Shirley S. Steele, 2005. 2005. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427405009 ...

Grand Union Company

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