International Mime Festival Records, (S) *MGZMD 203. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
The International Mime Festival Records contain documents pertaining to both the organization’s creation and launch including correspondence, student and participant lists, and schedules.
The International Mime Festival took place at Viterbo College in LaCrosse, Wisconsin in July of 1974. The three week workshop and festival combination was a result of two years of work by teachers at Viterbo College, headed by Louis Campbell, the director of the International Mime Institute and Festival. Mimes and theatrical dance troupes from around the country and around the world were invited to attend either in a performance capacity, as a student, or as a teacher of one of many workshops.
The International Mime Festival Records contain documents relating to the mounting of the first mime festival of its kind. The collection primarily contains correspondence tracking interest and organizational details of the festival, as well as festival materials including applications, student lists, publicity materials, and business records.
The International Mime Festival records are arranged in two series:
The International Mime Festival Records were donated to the library in 1992 as a gift from the International Mime Festival Organization.
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