Liz Lerman Dance Exchange records

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Liz Lerman Dance Exchange records

1964-2005 (majority 1979-2002)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1219

The Liz Lerman Dance Exchange records are the administrative, programmatic, performance, press, and visual records of the company, its members, and its related groups. Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, based in the D.C./Montgomery County, Maryland area, was founded by Liz Lerman in 1976. Liz Lerman Dance Exchange pursues a broad definition of dance as a multi-disciplinary art form that encompasses movement, music, imagery, and the spoken word. The collection consists of the administrative materials of correspondence, reports, meeting materials, pamphlets, notes, publications, and statistics; the production materials of photographs, playbills, flyers, press kits, and contextual information; memorabilia; and video and audio cassettes, all of which relate to the activities and functions of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange.

129.5 linear feet

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7032899

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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Lerman, Liz

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Liz Lerman Dance Exchange

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Liz Lerman Dance Exchange Archives is the administrative, programmatic, performance, press, and visual records of the company, its members, and its related groups. The company was founded by Liz Lerman in 1976 and is based in the DC/Montgomery County area. Liz Lerman Dance Exchange pursues a broad definition of dance as a multi-disciplinary art form that encompasses movement, music, imagery, and the spoken word which continues to the present day. From the description of Liz Lerman Da...

Lerman, Liz, 1947-

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Liz Lerman (born 1947 in Los Angeles, CA) is an American choreographer and founder of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. She attended Bennington College, where she studied under Martha Wittman, who would later become a company member of Dance Exchange. She graduated received her B.A. in dance from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in dance from George Washington University. She founded the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange in 1976 and led the company's multi-generational ensemble until July 2011, when Lerm...