Scope and arrangement
A collection of letters written by Mary Wigman, in German, to Walter Sorell, translator of her book Die Sprache des Tanzes.Also included are: letters to Mr. Sorell from other correspondents including Hanya Holm, John Martin, Juana de Laban and Margherita Wallmann discussing Mary Wigman, her book and Mr. Sorell's projected biography of Hanya Holm; a letter to Mary Wigman from Frederica T. Gibbon; an essay by Mary Wigman, “Dance pedagogy: letter to a young dancer,” in English.