Reminiscences of William Bales 1979

Name: Bales, William, 1910-1990 (Interviewee); Bowers, Theresa (Interviewer)
Title: Reminiscences of William Bales 1979
Abstract: Family background; drama and dance studies at Carnegie Tech, 1934; dance instructor with sister in Carnegie and Washington, PA; dance instructor, Irene Kaufman Settlement House; choreography to commemorate Edwin L. Drake's capping of oil well; debut at Radio City Music Hall; study with Jose Limon and Martha Hill; association with Humphrey-Weidman Company; Bennington Summer School of the Dance, 1936 , 1938; start of dance program at Bennington; recollections of Cecil Kitkat, Doris Humphrey, Martha Hill, Martha Graham, Robert Devore Leigh, Arch Lauterer.
Collection Name: Bennington Summer School of the Dance project
Subjects: Educators; Choreographers; Dancers; Modern dance; Bales, William, 1910-1990; Bennington College
Format: oral histories
Genre: Interviews
Date: 1979
Physical Description: 110 pages

Note (Biographical): Dancer, choreographer, educator.
Note: Interviewed by Theresa Bowers on March 5, 1979.
Note (Provenance): William Bales, Gift 1979
Note (Copyright): Copyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1982.
Language: English
Library Location: Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record: 13617228
Also In: Oral History Archives at Columbia; Time-Based Media; Time-Based Media
Persistent URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-8gjh-r719
Related URLs: Available digital content for this interview.