From dance to calligraphy to painting : an oral history : transcript, 2004 / Jenny Hunter Groat ; interviewers, Marisa Willow, Wendy Pritzker ; editors, Alyson Belcher ... [et al.].

Graham, Martha, 1894-1991

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Martha Graham, a pioneer in the establishment of American modern dance, was one of the principal choreographers of the twentieth century. Her work, which spanned more than seven decades, resulted in the development of a movement technique and a body of 180 choreographic works. Known also for her innovative collaborations, Graham worked with sculptor Isamu Noguchi, who created over thirty-five designs for Graham works; lighting designer Jean Rosenthal; costume designer Halston; and many composers...

San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum. Legacy Oral History Program.

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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...

Jenny Hunter Dance Group.

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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...

Belcher, Alyson.

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Pritzker, Wendy.

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Groat, Jenny Hunter,

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Balanchine, George

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Ballet dancer and ballet and theater choreographer; the major ballet figure in the twentieth century. From the description of Correspondence and contracts, 1949-1966. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122533853 George Balanchine (1904-1983) was a Russian-American dancer and choreographer. In 1921 he graduated from the Theatre School in Petrograd. He left Russia in 1924, and the same year he was engaged by Serge Diaghilev as a choreographer for his company Ballet...

Miller, Virginia L.

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Miller was a Red Cross worker in the Asian Theater during World War II, and was stationed somewhere in the Mariana Islands. She married a soldier during the war. From the description of Letter, 1944-1945. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 19771561 ...

Sheridan, Marjorie.

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H'Doubler, Margaret Newell, 1889-

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Halprin, Anna

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Avant-garde dancer and choreographer trained by Margaret H'Doubler at the University of Wisconsin who began the experimental dance group known as the San Francisco Dancers' Workshop. Focused upon integrating dance with other art forms and upon helping people to develop self-awareness through movement. Collaborated with musicians John Cage, Terry Riley, Norman Cazden, Morton Subotnick, Arthur Eisler, Luciano Berio, Alan Hovhaness, and La Monte Young; painter Jo Landor; ac...

Willow, Marisa.

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Lathrop, Welland

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Horst, Louis

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Halprin-Lathrop Dance Company.

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