Reminiscences of Marian Van Tuyl Campbell 1979
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- Name
- Campbell, Marian Van Tuyl (Interviewee)
- Bowers, Theresa (Interviewer)
- Goldner, Nancy (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of Marian Van Tuyl Campbell 1979
- Abstract
- Early experiences in dance; career as teacher at University of Michigan and University of Chicago; early training in New York with Martha Hill and Louis Horst; study in Graham, Holm, and Humphrey/Weidman studios; impact of Bennington Summer School; rehearsals for PANORAMA; impressions of choreography presented at school; physical education teachers at Bennington; Ballet Caravan performances; social life at the summer school; impressions of Martha Graham, Louis Horst, Mary Jo Shelly; work as a fellow of the school, 1938; John Martin and the class in dance criticism; Mills College idea; subsequent dance experiences.
- Collection Name
- Bennington Summer School of the Dance project
- Subjects
- Dancers; Modern dance; Choreography; Dance teachers; Campbell, Marian Van Tuyl; Graham, Martha; Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958; Holm, Hanya, 1893-1992; Weidman, Charles; Hill, Martha; Horst, Louis; Bennington College
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1979
- Note (Biographical)
- Dancer, choreographer; interviewee married Douglas Campell.
- Note
- Interviewed by Theresa Bowers on May 10 and by Theresa Bowers and Nancy Goldner on May 11, 1979.
- Note (Provenance)
- Marian Van Tuyl Campbell, Gift 1979
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 13617448
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-yh5e-k030
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.