Reminiscences of Alwin Nikolais 1979
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- Name
- Nikolais, Alwin (Interviewee)
- Bowers, Theresa (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of Alwin Nikolais 1979
- Abstract
- Bennington, summer 1937: intense atmosphere, teachers, leftist politics, intergroup rivalries, Holm's TREND; Bennington, summer 1938: Graham's AMERICAN DOCUMENT, comparision of Graham and Holm techniques, analysis of German modern dance, van Labal principles; contrast between Bennington and Mills' summer schools; change in modern dance and dancers since 1930s; reminiscences of Louis Horst, Martha Graham, Hanya Holm and others.
- Collection Name
- Bennington Summer School of the Dance project
- Subjects
- Choreographers; Modern dance; Choreography; Nikolais, Alwin; Bennington College
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1979
- Note (Biographical)
- Choreographer.
- Note
- Interviewed by Theresa Bowers on November 7, 1979.
- Note (Provenance)
- Alwin Nikolais, Gift 1980
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 13619342
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-wqzs-dp42
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.