Ruth Louise Kriehn papers, 1951-1973.

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Ruth Louise Kriehn papers, 1951-1973.

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This collection documents Ruth Kriehn's time at the Mary Wigman School of Dance in Berlin from 1951-1952 and her friendship with and admiration for Mary Wigman, who was a world-famous modern dance pioneer. Included are Kriehn's typed memoirs, letters from Wigman to Kriehn, and photographs of Wigman. Articles and newspaper clippings about Wigman are also included in the collection. The collection also contains some information about other teachers at the Wigman School, includung Margrret Dietz. Of particular interest are the war stories from those at the school and the descriptions of life in Berlin after the war.

.4 cubic ft.

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, UWM Libraries

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, UWM Libraries

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Kriehn, Ruth Louise.

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Wigman, Mary, 1886-1973

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Mary Wigman, German modern dancer and choreographer, was born Mary Wiegmann, November 13, 1886 in Hanover. She trained first with Emile Jaques-Dalcroze in Hellerau and Dresden and later with Rudolf von Laban in Anscona, Switzerland and in Munich. Her debut as a concert dancer and choreographer occurred in 1919. Successful performances encouraged her to open her own school in Dresden, where among her first students were Yvonne Georgi, Gert Palucca, and Harald Kreutzberg. By 1925, her students inc...

Dietz, Margret

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Mary Wigman Studio (Berlin, Germany).

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