- unitid
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{"value"=>"185591", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"*MGZEB 22-0014", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b22718967", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1950s-1960s", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1950/1969"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"David S. Berlin photographs of the Nikolais Dance Theatre"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.42 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Jerome Robbins Dance Division</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"David S. Berlin was the staff photographer for the Nikolais Dance Theatre, the dance company founded by modern dance choreographer, Alwin Nikolais. Berlin's collection contains color transparencies and slides depicting performances choreographed by Nikolais between 1959 and 1962."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Berlin, David S.", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Alwin Nikolais (1910-1993) was a modern dance choreographer, composer, and designer. He began his performing arts career as a silent film piano accompanist and puppeteer, and then trained in dance at Bennington College in the 1930s. Nikolais moved to New York City in the 1940s, and was appointed director of the Henry Street Playhouse in 1948. He formed the Playhouse Dance Company (later renamed the Nikolais Dance Theatre) in 1951, and pursued choreography that utilized sound collage, innovative lighting techniques, stage props, and unconventional costume designs. Nikolais' works include <span class=\"title\">Masks, Props, and Mobiles</span> (1953), <span class=\"title\">Kaleidoscope</span> (1956), <span class=\"title\">Allegory</span> (1959), <span class=\"title\">Totem</span> (1960), <span class=\"title\">Tent</span> (1968), <span class=\"title\">Scenario</span> (1971), Guignol (1977), Count Down (1979), and <span class=\"title\">Talisman</span> (1981).</p> <p>David S. Berlin was the staff photographer for the Nikolas Dance Theatre. He photographed the company's performances during the 1950s and 1960s.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection dates from 1959 to 1962, and contains color slides and color transparencies depicting Nikolais Dance Theatre performances photographed by David S. Berlin. Many of the slides and transparencies were labeled by Berlin, and have been arranged alphabetically by the name, title, or topic that Berlin assigned. Performances depicted include <span class=\"title\">Allegory</span>, <span class=\"title\">Kaleidoscope</span>, <span class=\"title\">Tent</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Totem</span>. There is also a selection of transparencies featuring Phyllis Lamhut, who was a principal performer with the company.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by David S. Berlin in 1994.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Heather Lember</span> in <span class=\"date\">2022</span>.</p>"}
- date_start
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1950
- keydate
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1950
- date_end
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1969
- date_inclusive_start
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1950
- date_inclusive_end
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1969
- extent_statement
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0.42 linear feet (1 box)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"David S. Berlin photographs of the Nikolais Dance Theatre, *MGZEB 22-0014. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}