Found 12 collections related to Dance in America

Judy Kinberg is a producer, director and recipient of multiple Primetime Emmys mainly for her work on PBS's Great Performances, Dance in America. The Judy Kinberg PBS Dance in America collection, dated 1975 to 2010, reflects the productions that Kinberg produced and/or directed for the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). The collection holds mostly publicity-generated material for each individual artist or dance company or for special performances including those by the American Ballet Theatre, George Balanchine, and the Joffrey Ballet. Related material includes articles about Kinberg, and nominations. The collection holds certificates, clippings, press kits, and photographs. less

Carol Rosegg is a prominent American theater photographer. The Carol Rosegg photographs, which date from 1978 to 2018, include images she shot of thousands of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and touring theatrical performances, as well as promotional portraits of actors, and other theater-related subjects. Photographic formats include black-and-white and color prints and negatives; color slides and transparencies; and digital image files. less

Willa Kim was a Korean-American costume designer. She began working in film and theater in the 1940s. Early in her career, she worked as an assistant to set and costume designer Raoul Pène du Bois. This collection includes Willa Kim's sketches; research; costume notebooks and bibles; scripts; programs and correspondence for Broadway, Off-Broadway, ballet, regional productions, international tours, and television; and audio and moving image recordings. less

The Maya Angelou papers documents the literary career and personal life of poet and memoirist Maya Angelou (1928-2014) through her writings of autobiographies, essays, and poetry and children's books. The collection holds correspondence, manuscripts, computer generated typescripts, galleys, notes, financial and legal documents, and printed matter. less

Dale Harris was a preeminent dance critic who lectured on a wide variety of topics including ballet, cultural history, and opera. The collection consists of correspondence, lectures, articles, photographs, programs, contracts, legal records, notes, and clippings. less

The Merce Cunningham Dance Company Choreographic records contain materials relating to over 100 of Cunningham's original works. These primarily reflect pieces created for the Company, but there are some notes relating to Cunningham's early compositions created between 1942 and 1952. Merce Cunningham (1919-2009) was a dancer, choreographer, and founder of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. less

Eye on Dance was an interview program concerned with all varieties of dance, ranging from ballet to modern, tap dancing to break dancing. The series initially aired on WNYC and WNYE in New York from 1981 to 1992. Produced by Celia Ipiotis and Jeffrey Bush and hosted by Ipiotis, Eye on Dance always featured video excerpts to illustrate discussion topics. The Eye on DanceRecords consist of research material, programs and clippings related to the various subjects addressed on the series. There are also some episode scripts from the series, and office files from the non-profit arts organizations in which Ipiotis and Bush were involved. less

The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, established in 1982 by American dancer/choreographers Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane, has performed worldwide in over 200 cities in 40 countries. The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company records document the work of the Company and its creators from 1970 to 2016. The collection contains dance and sound cue sheets, lighting and stage plots, photographs, programs, correspondence, posters, sheet music and lyrics, financial and legal documents, and audio and moving image recordings. 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

Edward Villella (born 1936) is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. His papers, dated 1916 to 2017, chronicle his life and career through awards, autobiographical writings, business correspondence, scripts, press and publicity material, photographs, and audio and moving image recordings. The collection represents Villella's career with the New York City Ballet, his later role as artistic director of the Miami City Ballet, and other related endeavors such as teaching and arts advocacy. less