Bonnie Bird Gundlach, dancer and dance educator : oral history transcript / interviews conducted by William Riess and Heidi Gundlach-Smith, 1994, July to November.

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Bonnie Bird Gundlach, dancer and dance educator : oral history transcript / interviews conducted by William Riess and Heidi Gundlach-Smith, 1994, July to November.

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Bonnie Bird discusses her life and career as a dancer and dance teacher in the United States and England. Includes discussion of her work in modern dance and collaborations with Martha Graham (Bird was an original member of Graham's company), John Cage, and others. Some interview sessions include Shirley Winn, Anthony Bowne, and Marion North. She and North discuss the Laban Centre for Movement and Dance where Bird was Director of the Dance Theatre Dept. A list of clarifying questions about the interview which Bird was unable to respond to, "Years of change, 21 years of the Laban Centre" by Peter Brinson, Transitions Dance Company brochure (Bird was the Artistic Director), and information on the Bonnie Bird New Choreography Fund.

Transcript: 1 v. (272 p.) : ill. ; 29 cm.Supplemental material: 1 portfolio.

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