Skip to main content

Dance

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Joyce Berry papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-072
Abstract

This collection is comprised of photographs, correspondence, programs, and other material pertaining to former professional ballet dancer Joyce Berry. Notable materials in the collection include correspondence with dance companies, photographs of dancers, notebooks, and performance programs from the early to mid-20th century.

Dates: 1891-1987, undated; Majority of material found within 1917-1960

University of California, Riverside, Department of Dance records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA-145
Abstract

The collection consists of materials produced and collected by the Department of Dance at the University of California, Riverside. Items in the collection include publicity materials, clippings files, videos, DVDs (and other formats) of dance performances, and a quantity of commercial publications and product catalogs related to dance. Also included in the collection are videocassettes, audiocassettes, and transcripts of oral history interviews conducted by the Department of Dance.

Dates: circa 1956-2007; Majority of material found within circa 1980-2017

Collection on Katherine Dunham

 Collection
Identifier: MS-298
Abstract

The collection consists of materials related to American dancer and choreographer Katherine Dunham, who was one of the first dance anthropologists and creator of the Katherine Dunham Technique, a modern dance style that combines Caribbean folk movement with ballet. Items in the collection consist mostly of programs for various performances put on by Dunham in the 1940s and 1950s, in addition to two photographs of Dunham.

Dates: 1943-1969

John Franceschina papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-422
Abstract The collection consists of materials from author and theater history scholar John Franceschina relating to four of his publications, Incidental and Dance Music in the American Theatre from 1786 to 1923, Hermes Pan: The Man Who Danced with Fred Astaire, Ross Alexander: The Life and Death of a Contract Player, and The Musical Theatre of Charles Dibdin. His personal musical compositions and...
Dates: circa 1875-2017

Daystar/Rosalie Jones papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-171
Abstract

This collection includes photographs, programs, videocassettes, and other material regarding Daystar/Rosalie Jones, the founder and Artistic Director of DAYSTAR: Contemporary Dance-Drama of Indian America. Primarily includes material pertaining to indigenous dance and the performances/teachings of Daystar/Rosalie Jones.

Dates: circa 1980-2000

Christena L. Schlundt papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-075
Abstract

This collection includes documents, correspondence, photographs, and other material regarding Christena L. Schlundt, Professor Emerita of Dance and founding faculty member at the University of California, Riverside (UCR). Materials in the collection include items pertaining to the UCR Department of Dance, the study of dance, and modern dancers and choreographers like Ted Shawn and Barton Mumaw.

Dates: 1936-2003, undated

Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-069
Abstract Ruth St. Denis was one of the first internationally known modern dancers, and was famous for her cultural dance performances. Ted Shawn was a male pioneer for American modern dance, and was St. Denis' dance partner for a large part of their careers. This collection contains correspondence, business and personal documents, publications, and photographs regarding the personal and professional lives of St. Denis and Shawn. Also included are biographical manuscripts of Ruth St. Denis, agendas...
Dates: 1904-1999, undated; Majority of material found within 1923-1972

Fred Strickler oral history interview

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: UA-311
Abstract

This collection contains DVDs and transcripts of a 2004 oral history interview conducted with Fred Strickler, an acclaimed tap dancer, renowned choreographer, and Emeritus professor of Dance at the University of California, Riverside (Interviewer Ann Lizbeth Langston, Filmmaker Robert Backstrand).

Dates: 2004

Rulan Tangen papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-139
Abstract

This collection contains publications, press clippings, fliers, and other material pertaining to the professional career of Rulan Tangen, a dance artist, choreographer, lecturer, and director of Dancing Earth: Indigenous Contemporary Dance Creations.

Dates: circa 1990-2013