- Creator
- First Chamber Dance Company
- Call number
- (S) *MGZMD 451
- Physical description
- .63 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Preferred Citation
First Chamber Dance Company collection, (S) *MGZMD 451. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.
- Repository
- Jerome Robbins Dance Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
The First Chamber Dance Company was a small touring dance company founded in New York City in 1961 by Charles Bennett. It moved to Seattle in 1974 where it was based until the group disbanded in 1979. The dancers were trained in ballet but incorporated other styles of dance, performance, and choreography. The company also operated the Summer Dance Laboratory, a month-long teaching program. The First Chamber Dance Company collection contains photographs, programs, publicity, and brochures from 1971 to 1979. The photographs are mostly head shots and portraits (including group portraits), with a few from performances.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Donated by the University of Washington Library, 1986.
Processing information
Compiled by Susan M. Kline, 2016.
Key terms
Names
- Bennett, Charles, 1934- (creator)
Subjects
- Dance companies -- New York (State) -- New York
- Dance companies -- Washington (State) -- Seattle
- Modern dance -- United States -- 20th century
Places
Occupations
Material types
Using the collection
Location
Jerome Robbins Dance DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Conditions Governing Use
The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Dance Division at dance@nypl.org.