{"value"=>"<p>This series documents the activities of the Technical Assistance Group Foundation (TAG), mainly from 1975 to 1981. The files are in three divisions: Dance Umbrella Files, New York Dance Festival Files, and Administrative Files.</p> <p>The Dance Umbrella Files contain programs; flyers; brochures; clippings; contracts; stage and lighting notes; performance and rehearsal schedules; box office statements; budget records; advertising and publicity literature; and, in some cases, photographs of venues or dancers. The first file, History of Dance Umbrella, holds lists of participating dance companies and choreographers arranged by year; photographs of venues and dancers; and clippings. TAG did not produce a Dance Umbrella season in 1980. See Series III for video recordings of Dance Umbrella performances in 1976 and 1977.</p> <p>The New York Dance Festival Files include programs, clippings, contracts, stage designs, light plots, budgets, and daily reports. The first file, History of the New York Dance Festival, contains a project description, a list of performances at the Festival by year, and a history of the Delacorte Theater.</p> <p>The Administrative Files contain development papers; board and committee meeting minutes; letters of support from the public and the arts community; files regarding TAG's use of The Space at City Center and the Roundabout Theater, as well as its presentation of Meredith Monk and the New York Cabaret Festival; and publicity literature for TAG. The development files contain grant applications to and correspondence with corporations, foundations, and city, state, and national government funding agencies.</p>"}