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Creator
Redlich, Don
Call number
*MGZEB 22-0025
Physical description
0.83 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language
English
Preferred Citation
Don Redlich Dance Company photographs, *MGZEB 22-0025. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Repository
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
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The Don Redlich Dance Company was formed in 1966 by modern dancer and choreographer Don Redlich. The collection, dated 1961 to 1981, contains photographs of rehearsals and performances, promotional images, and Company portraits.

Biographical/historical information

Don Redlich (born 1929) is a modern dancer, choreographer, and teacher who studied under Hanya Holm (1893-1992), and who founded the Don Redlich Dance Company in 1966. Redlich first studied dance at Winona State University and later attained his Master's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1953. He moved to New York City in 1954, developing his own choreographic style while performing in productions by Holm, Doris Humphrey, and Anna Sokolov, among others.

Founded in 1966, the Don Redlich Dance Company's repertoire featured choreography by both Redlich and Holm, including Holm's Rota. Straddling modern and postmodern dance, Redlich's work includes Passin' Through (1959), Earthling (1963), L'Histoire du Soldat (1966), Patina (1974), and Traces (1975).

A small company of five, Gladys Bailin, Jennifer Donohoe, Billy Siegenfeld, and Barbara Roan were the original members of the Company alongside Redlich. Bailin, Donohoe, and Roan had left by 1972, their spots filled by Irene Feigenheimer, Elina Mooney, and Luly Santengelo. Sheldon Soffer Management, Inc., represented the Company by this time and helped to promote their work. By 1975, the Company included Jim Clinton, Joan Finkelstein, Robyn Cutler, and Kathryn Appleby. Redlich and his Company often toured the United States, giving lectures, demonstrations, and performances throughout the country.

Scope and arrangement

The collection, dated 1961 to 1981, includes negatives, contact sheets, and prints of performances; promotional shots of the Don Redlich Dance Company; photographs taken during stage rehearsals; and images of classes taught by Redlich.

Photographers such as Jack Mitchell and Lois Greenfield shot Company performances of productions including Cahoots, Estrange, and Traces in photography studio settings. The photographs were used in press releases by the Company's manager, Sheldon Soffer, to promote performances, premieres, and seasons. Many Company members, including Barbara Roan, Billy Siegenfeld, and Luly Santengelo, are present. The materials are arranged alphabetically by performance.

Professional headshots of Redlich taken throughout his career and Company group portraits are also included and arranged chronologically.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Donated by Don Redlich in 1994.

Processing information

Processed by Em Longan in 2022.

Related Material

Don Redlich papers, (S) *MGZMD 498. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

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Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor