Found 2 collections related to Koesun, Ruth Ann

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

Ruth Ann Koesun (1928-2018) was a ballerina with the Ballet Theatre, later the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), and was one of the first Asian-American dancers to reach the rank of principal dancer in the company. The collection holds files related to Koesun's career, including correspondence, press materials, and photographs, as well as costumes, ballet slippers, and video recordings that chronicle Koesun's experience as a touring ballet dancer. less