Found 57 collections related to Photographs

The Marilyn Wood papers, dating from the 1950s to 2016, consist of photographic materials, programs, notes, notebooks, journals, posters, fliers, interviews, press clippings, and video recordings created and collected by Wood over the course of her career as a dancer, choreographer, artistic director, and producer. The bulk of the papers detail Wood's work as the artistic director and choreographer of worldwide site-specific, festival-like performances that she called celebrations. less

The Agnes de Mille photographs, dating from the 1860s to the 1980s, chronicle her professional career as a dancer, choreographer, director, writer, and arts advocate. The photographs also recount de Mille's personal life and the members of the de Mille, George, Prude, and Foy families. less

The American Tap Dance Foundation (ATDF) is a non-profit organization committed to establishing and legitimizing tap as a vital component of American dance through creation, presentation, education, and preservation. The ATDF records, dating from 1935 to 2019, document its history and activities, as well as the careers of two of its co-founders, tap dancers Brenda Bufalino and Tony Waag. It also illustrates the history and development of tap dance. The collection contains video and audio recordings, photographs, scrapbooks, administrative files, programs, clippings, promotional literature, and dancer photographs and biographies. less

Maria Karnilova (1920-2001) was an American dancer and actress whose career spanned seven decades in ballet, opera, and Broadway. The Maria Karnilova papers contain materials from 1840 to 2003 (bulk 1938-1993) that document her career, including articles, correspondence, programs, photographs, scripts, sheet music, ballet slippers, audio and video recordings, and film. less

Deborah Zall (1933-2018) was an American dancer, choreographer, and teacher known for her dramatic solo works depicting historical and fictional women. The Deborah Zall papers contain materials from 1947 to 2017 that trace her career, including articles, programs, photographs, correspondence, professional documents, and audio and video recordings. less

The Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center (THPAC) is a non-profit organization based in Brooklyn, New York, whose mission is supporting Black performers and providing community access to dance. The Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center records, which date from the 1920s to 2019, trace the institution's cultural significance through administrative records, performance video footage, photographs, promotional material, and awards files. less

Rouben Ter-Arutunian (1920-1992) was a scenic and costume designer best known for his long association with the New York City Ballet. The design portfolios are a comprehensive reflection of the artist's prolific forty-year career designing for theater, ballet, dance, opera, television, and motion picture productions. The portfolios are made up of materials mostly gathered together under a production's title and contain set and costume designs; set models; press material; photographs; design notes; technical drawings; business documentation; correspondence; and research and reference material. less

The American Ballet Theatre is a dance company that stages new and classic ballets. The collection holds both headshots of dancers and candid photographs of the company on their international tours. The collection primarily depicts the 1940s through the 1980s, the tenure of principal dancer and co-director Lucia Chase. less

The Humphrey-Weidman Company was founded by the choreographers, dancers, and teachers Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman. The Humphrey-Weidman photographs contain prints of performances by both the company and the founders, as well as images of dancers and other individuals affiliated with Humphrey and Weidman. less

Igor Schwezoff was a ballet dancer, teacher, and choreographer. The collection contains portraits of Schwezoff, images of him teaching dance classes, candid photographs, contact sheets, and negatives. The collection includes images of Schwezoff's time teaching in both Japan and Brazil. less

Barton Mumaw (1912-2001) was an American dancer and choreographer known for his work in modern dance, musical theatre, and his collaboration with Ted Shawn. The collection contains photographs of dancers and dance performances, as well as a scrapbook of images from Mumaw's life and dance career. less

Carmelita Maracci (1911-1987) was a dancer, choreographer, and teacher best known for incorporating Spanish techniques into her ballet performances. The Carmelita Maracci photographs comprise prints by Marcus Blechman that include both portraits and stills from The Nightingale and the Maiden. less

The Ballet News photographs contain dance related photographic materials that date from 1948 to 1985. The photographs chronicle mostly dance companies and individuals involved in the dance industry, from 1970 to 1985, as well as some dance productions and events. less

The Dance Magazine photographs recount the magazine's coverage of mostly dance companies and individuals involved in the dance industry from the 1950s to 1992. The photographs also reveal the publication's reporting on popular culture; theatrical, film, and television productions; theater buildings; dance schools and events; and dance-related museum exhibitions. less

Eugene Loring (1911-1982) was an American choreographer, teacher, and dancer best known for his ballet, Billy the Kid. The Eugene Loring photographs, dated 1936 to the 1970s, contain photographs, programs, and a poster that primarily document his choreography for dance companies. less

Grace Cornell and Kurt Graff were a professional dance duo based in Chicago, Illinois, who founded the Little Concert House, Graff Ballet, and Meadow Hearth Theatre Art Center. Their papers date from the 1910s to 1992 and chronicle the Graffs' professional careers. less

Georgia Hiden (1915-2011) was an American ballerina and dance teacher. The Georgia Hiden photographs, dating from 1946 to the 1960s, primarily document performances and rehearsals during her tenure at the Ballet Society, Vienna State Opera Ballet, and Stuttgart Ballet. less

The Denishawn photographs and scrapbooks, dating from 1875 to the 1960s, consist mainly of prints of the Denishawn company and school, as well as professional and candid prints of Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis. The collection also contains some photographs of the construction of Jacob's Pillow, and Shawn's company, Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers. less

Jonnie Greene (1929-) is a retired American performing arts critic who directed two dance symposiums, Rethinking the Balanchine Legacy and Classic Black, at the New York Public Library in the 1990s. The Jonnie Greene papers date from the 1930s to 2000 and primarily document these symposiums and Dance Critics Association conferences with interview transcripts, photographs, grant proposals, correspondence, programs, and audio and video recordings. less

Forrest Bonshire (1926-2012) was an American dancer and choreographer. The Forrest Bonshire photographs, dating from the 1930s to 2012, primarily document his dancing career with photographs, programs, letters, telegrams, clippings, contracts, and a scrapbook. less

Cynthia Gregory is a retired American dancer and former prima ballerina for the American Ballet Theatre. The Cynthia Gregory papers, dated 1946 to 2017, document her dancing career and retirement activities, with emphasis on her American Ballet Theatre tenure. The collection includes articles, programs, correspondence, photographs, awards and certificates, tutus, dance shoes, video recordings, and film. less

Charles Weidman (1901-1975) was a modern dancer, choreographer, and educator. He founded several dance companies and was seminal to the modern dance movement in the United States. He continued to teach and perform until he died in New York City in 1975. The collection dates from the late 1800s, but the bulk of materials are from the 1940s to 1975. The collection contains photographs of Weidman's performances, primarily in the Expression of Two Arts Theatre, and papers related to his close collaborator, artist Mikhail Santaro. less