Erika Thimey archives, 1970-1993.

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Erika Thimey archives, 1970-1993.

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Includes material relating to the Washington Dance Theatre and its School, mailing lists, business papers, musical scores used for performances and classes, photographic prints, publications, awards, and vinyl records.

5 cubic ft. and ca. 100 sound recordings.

Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7561546

Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

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Washington Dance Theatre (Washington, D.C.)

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Thimey, Erika, 1910-2006

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Erika Thimey (1910-2006) was born in Itzehoe, Germany, in 1910. She first started studying dance in 1927 in Berlin, but in 1929 moved to Dresden to study at the Wigman School started by modern dance pioneer Mary Wigman. In 1932 Thimey moved to the U.S., settling in Chicago where she taught dance and motion choir. She also began her career performing liturgical dance in churches, initiating her emphasis on spirituality and worship in dance. The year 1938 marked her move to Boston and the beginnin...

Washington Dance Theatre (Washington, D.C.). School

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