The Bennington School of the Dance

A History in Writings and Interviews
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7864-7417-2
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 340 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 556 g

The story of this groundbreaking summer dance programme is told through the voices of staff, faculty, and students. Administrative director Mary Josephine Shelly's previously unpublished writings form a key summary of eight of the nine summer sessions. The Bennington School of the Dance was held from 1934 to 1942 at Bennington College in Vermont with one summer spent at Mills College in California. Its effects were far-reaching in the development and dissemination of modern dance as an original American art form.<br><br> The school produced unique choreographic works by teachers in residence: Martha Graham, Hanya Holm, Doris Humphrey, and Charles Weidman. Leading choreographers of the later 20th century such as Merce Cunningham, Anna Halprin, Jose Limon, Alwin Nikolais and Anna Sokolow participated at the school. The largest portion of students were high school and college level teachers who would spread modern dance across the country and abroad.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mcpherson, Elizabeth

Über Autor(innen)

<strong>Elizabeth McPherson</strong> is an assistant professor and the dance education coordinator at Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. She has written articles and reviews for various publications such as <em>Ballet Review, The Journal of Dance Education, Dance Teacher</em>, and <em>Attitude: The Dancers’ Magazine</em>. She lives in New York, New York.