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.