- physdesc
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{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>".4 linear ft. (6 folders)"}
- unitid
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{"value"=>"*MGZMD 116", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"19746", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1978-1984", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1978/1984"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1978
- date_inclusive_end
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1984
- keydate
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1978
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Ari Darom papers"}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Dance Collection. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts</span>"}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"Ari Darom papers, *MGZMD 116. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Darom, Ari", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Ari Darom was a graduate of Antioch College, received an MFA in modern dance from New York University's School of Arts, and performed and choreographed with Jean Erdman's Theatre of the Open Eye in New York. He first trained in Indian dance with Hadassah and later studied under Matteo and Nala Najan. His interest in eastern dance was further developed by studies with Ibrahim Farrah. He traveled to south India, as a recipient of a grant from the American Institute of Indian Studies. He undertook research in the Shaivite aspect of Bharata Natyam, the south Indian classical dance form.</p> <p>Darom made extensive visits to India, supported partly by the American Institute for Indian Studies. He resided with a traditional dance teacher and studied the technique of oral transmission of dance traditions. His teacher (or guru) put him in contact with temple authorities from whom he learned the philosophical tenets and beliefs.</p> <p>Ari Darom died at age forty of pneumonia.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection contains research projects, correspondence, biographical material, performance-related materials, memorial tribute correspondence, and a list of Darom's book collection. Correspondence with collaborators and writings give insight into Ari Darom's research subjects and methodology. Other items in the collection include a press review, announcements for his performances in India, and documents related to a memorial tribute organized by his associates in New York after his death. Finally, it includes a list of books acquired in India. The book collection was donated to the Dance Collection in a separate gift.</p> <p>These papers reveal the various layers of dance tradition in India and the philosophy which raises it from a purely physical activity to a system of belief which has at its roots, thousands of years of collective insights and perceptions. Specifically, it addresses the Shaivite philosophy which manifests through the symbol of Nataraja, the Lord of dance and the cult of shakti or energy.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"accession_number"=>"DAN"}
{"source"=>"Jean Erdman", "method"=>"Gift", "value"=>"Gift, Jean Erdman"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The collection contains research, correspondence, biographical material, performance-related material, correspondence about Ari Darom's memorial tribute, and a list of his book collection."}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Ashish Khokar; machine-readable finding aid created by Karen Nickeson.</p>"}
- date_start
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1978
- date_end
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1984