Klarna Pinska papers, 1919-1986.

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Klarna Pinska papers, 1919-1986.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60596942

The Klarna Pinska papers contain materials from most of her professional career, but focus on her time working as Ruth St. Denis' assistant during the 1960s and her work as an advocate and promoter of the St. Denis legacy throughout the 1970s.

3.5 linear ft. (8 boxes)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 7780831

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Pinska, Klarna

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Dancer, choreographer, director, and teacher, of Los Angeles and San Francisco, Calif.; b. Charma Packapinsky, c. 1902-1904. From the description of Papers, 1927-1985. (Museum of Performance & Design). WorldCat record id: 430368601 Klarna Pinska (1904-1994) was an influential dancer, instructor, and choreographer, active primarily in California. She studied under Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn at the Denishawn School of Dancing from 1920-1926, both...

Weidman, Charles

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Dancer, choreographer, teacher. From the description of Papers, ca. 1908-1975. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122519030 Biography/History Saida Gerrard: b. April 9, 1923, Toronto, Canada. d. May 4, 2005, Los Angeles, California. Saida Gerrard was a performer, choreographer, student and teacher of modern dance. She grew up in Toronto, Canada in a family of Russian Jewish immigrants. Her parents ...

St.Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968

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Ruth St. Denis was an American dancer and dance teacher. From the description of Postcard, 1945. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007242 Dancer and faculty member. From the description of Miscellaneous papers, 1926-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155538190 Ruth St. Denis was one of the pioneers of modern dance. She first gained attention dancing with David Belasco's company, an experience which exposed her to European and Asian tradition...