Reminiscences of Alwin Nikolais : oral history, 1979.

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Reminiscences of Alwin Nikolais : oral history, 1979.

Bennington, summer 1937: intense atmosphere, teachers, leftist politics, intergroup rivalries, Holm's TREND; Bennington, summer 1938: Graham's AMERICAN DOCUMENT, comparision of Graham and Holm techniques, analysis of German modern dance, van Labal principles; contrast between Bennington and Mills' summer schools; change in modern dance and dancers since 1930s; reminiscences of Louis Horst, Martha Graham, Hanya Holm and others.

Transcript: 55 leaves.Tape: 1 reel.

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Choreographer. From the description of Reminiscences of Alwin Nikolais : oral history, 1979. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122569840 ...