Name
Shurr, Gertrude (Interviewee)
Bowers, Theresa (Interviewer)
Goldner, Nancy (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of Gertrude Shurr 1979
Abstract
Experiences at Bennington, 1934-1938; work as company member and as teaching assistant to Martha Graham; Graham technique at the time compared with modern Graham technique and Humphrey and Holm techniques of the 1930s; importance of Bennington to development of modern dance.
Collection Name
Bennington Summer School of the Dance project
Subjects
Dance teachers; Teachers; Dancers; Choreography; Modern dance; Shurr, Gertrude; Graham, Martha; Bennington College
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1979
Physical Description
69 pages
Note (Biographical)
Dancer, teacher.
Note
Interviewed by Theresa Bowers and Nancy Goldner on May 14, 1979.
Note (Provenance)
Gertrude Shurr, Gift 1979
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
13619603
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-hf3s-pm78
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.