- unitid
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{"value"=>"19092", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"*MGZMD 366", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b20298309", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1972-2015", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1972/2015"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Irene Dowd papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"34 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"15.35 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"5 audio recordings", "unit"=>"audio_recordings"}]}
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"124 moving image recordings", "unit"=>"moving_image_recordings"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Jerome Robbins Dance Division</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Irene Dowd (1946-) is a kinesthetic anatomist, educator, author, and dance choreographer. The Irene Dowd papers, dated 1972 to 2015, emphasize her teaching career with course materials and notes. The papers also include writings for various academic activities, and audio and video recordings of dances and classes."}
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Dowd, Irene", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Irene Dowd (1946-) is a kinesthetic anatomist, educator, author, and dance choreographer. She studied philosophy at Vassar College, anatomy and neuroanatomy at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical School, and neuroscience at Columbia University. She also studied with and assisted Dr. Lulu E. Sweigard at the Juilliard School from 1968 through 1974. Since 1970, Dowd has taught dance, composition, functional and kinesthetic anatomy, and neuro-muscular re-education at many institutions throughout the United States and Canada. She served on the faculties of the graduate program in dance at the Teacher's College of Columbia University from 1977 to 1995, and the Graduate Liberal Studies program at Wesleyan University from 1985 to 1993. Additionally, Dowd was a regular guest instructor at Canada's National Ballet School from 1991 to 2013. Currently she sits on the Dance Division faculty at Juilliard College and teaches for the graduate program in dance at Hollins University. Dowd maintains a private practice, and has choreographed warm-up dances and conditioning exercises. In addition to teaching, she has contributed to academic publications such as <span class=\"title\">Dance Research Journal</span> and <span class=\"title\">International Encyclopedia of Dance</span>, and is the author of <span class=\"title\">Taking Root to Fly</span>. Dowd resides in New York City.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Irene Dowd papers, dated 1972 to 2015, hold teaching materials and notes, writings for various academic activities, and audio and video recordings of dances and classes.</p> <p>Teaching materials and notes are the most substantial part of the collection. They reflect courses and workshops taught by Dowd at institutions, conferences, and her private studio. Courses are predominantly represented by handouts and assignments, as well as notes, illustrations, and attendee lists. Teaching materials and notes are almost all written and compiled by Dowd, with some handouts repeated for versions of courses in different years, either with slight alterations or without. Common course subjects include kinesthetic anatomy of the limbs and spine, ideokinesis, and dance warm-ups. A large portion of the materials are for courses taught at Dowd's private studio and Canada's National Ballet School.</p> <p>The collection also documents Dowd's professional activities outside of teaching. There are drafts for her articles in the <span class=\"title\">International Encyclopedia of Dance</span> and <span class=\"title\">Dance Research Journal</span>, materials relating to an imagery study, drafts and notes for her 1982 <span class=\"title\">Eye on Dance</span> appearance, and notes for exercise videos at Canada's National Ballet School. Dowd's illustrations and drafts for <span class=\"title\">Equipoise: The Life and Work of Alfredo Corvino</span> are also included, as well as documents for her New York City Artist Certification from the 1970s and 1980s.</p> <p>Finally, video recordings primarily feature workshops, classes, warm-ups, and performances and rehearsals for dances choreographed by Dowd. Audio recordings include music accompaniment for dance warm-ups. All recordings date from 1991 to 2015.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection is arranged in three groups: Teaching Materials and Notes; Other Activities; and Audio and Video Recordings.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>The source of the original collection is unknown.</p> <p>The additions were donated by Irene Dowd in 2017.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Lea Jordan</span> in <span class=\"date\">2014</span>.</p> <p>Collection was rehoused and foldered.</p>"}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Inquiries regarding audio and moving image materials in the collection may be directed to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division (dance@nypl.org). Audio and moving image materials will be subject to preservation assessment and migration prior to access.</p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Dance Division at dance@nypl.org.</p>"}
- revisiondesc
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{"value"=>"30 boxes processed by Nathan Evans", "date"=>"2020"}
- date_start
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1972
- keydate
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1972
- date_end
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2015
- date_inclusive_start
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1972
- date_inclusive_end
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2015
- extent_statement
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15.35 linear feet (34 boxes). 5 audio recordings. 124 moving image recordings
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"Irene Dowd papers, *MGZMD 366. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}