Oral history interview with Sophie Maslow, 1979.

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Oral history interview with Sophie Maslow, 1979.

Early dance training; classes with Louis Horst and Martha Graham at Neighborhood Playhouse, New York, N.Y.; member of Martha Graham Company: company and studio classes, changes in Graham's technique; Bennington Summer School of the Dance: lifestyle at Bennington, company loyalties, opportunities for intellectual stimulation, Graham's PANORAMA, 1934, AMERICAN DOCUMENT, 1938, LETTER TO THE WORLD; work with Jane Dudley and William Bales; impressions of Martha Graham and many others.

Transcript: 145 leaves.Tape: 1reel.

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Dancer, choreographer. From the description of Oral history interview with Sophie Maslow, 1979. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122528556 ...