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BOOKS AND JOURNALS



BRANCHING OUT:
Oral Histories of Six National Dance Organizations.
Edited by
Katja Pylyshenko Kolcio
with Marilynn Danitz, Margot C. Lehman.
"These oral histories are fascinating reading!
They offer wonderful insights into the dance scene
and enlarge our understanding of dance history."
--Sophie Maslow.


Cover photo by Jerry N. Uelsmann.


--$24.95 + U.S. S&H*--


ERICK HAWKINS: Theory and Training, Richard Lorber, editor. Articles by Beverly Brown, Florence Pennella, Hawkins, plus selected bibliography. ©1979. 39pp.
--$8.00 (ADG members $7.00) + U.S. S&H*--

THE FIRST FRONTIER: The Story of Louis Horst and the American Modern Dance, by Ernestine Stodell. Photographs by Barbara Morgan. ©1964. 16pp.
--$5.00 (ADG members $4.00) + U.S. S&H*--

PORTRAIT GALLERY: Artists, Impresarios, Intimates, (Hardcover) by Agnes de Mille. This wonderful collection of 15 essays on dancers, impresarios and friends is alive with history and wit. Alicia Alonso, Isadora Duncan, Carmelita Maracci, Katherine Dunham, Billy Rose, the Shuberts and the de Milles are among the notables profiled by the observant and outspoken dancer and choreographer. ©1990. 314pp.
--$11.00 (ADG members $10.00) + U.S. S&H*--



NEW DANCE GROUP
GALA CONCERT JOURNAL
:
An historic retrospective of the New Dance Group presentations of the 1930's-1970's. Contains a history and pictures of the New Dance Group.

The Gala Concert was produced by the American Dance Guild in June 1993, and presented the original choreographers or their artistic heirs together with wonderful dancers of today in a program of influential and compelling works. Celebrating the work of: Mary Anthony, Ronne Aul, Talley Beatty, Valerie Bettis, Irving Burton, Jane Dudley, Jean Erdman, Eve Gentry, Joseph Gifford, Hadassah (pictured left), Sophie Maslow, Donald McKayle, Daniel Nagrin, Pearl Primus, Anna Sokolow, Joyce Trisler, Charles Weidman.

©1993 American Dance Guild. 68 pp.
--$10.00 (ADG members $5.00) + U.S. S&H*--


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DANCE SCOPE:
Collector's Journals (Out-of-Print). Published 1965-1981; about 27 different back issues available; contains articles by and about some of the most noted dancers and dance writers of the 20th century.
Click here to view Dance Scope order form and complete list of still-available issues.
--$5.00 (ADG members $3.00) + U.S. S&H*-- (20% discount for sets of 15 or more)

AMERICAN DANCE:
Journal of the American Dance Guild (Out-of-Print):


  • Volume 1, #1 - 1986: Carol Russell - Susan Lee; Early Development in Graham Technique - Alice Helpern; Teaching Dance, based on work of Dr. Lulu Sweigard - Karen Barracuda; Book Review: Your Move - A. Hutchinson Guest; Modern Dance in Cuba 1970-1984; Retention, Promotion & Tenure: Criteria.
  • Volume 2, #1 - 1986: What Makes a Dance Funny - Lynne A. Blom; Dynamic Image of Ballet - Billie Lepczyk; Teaching Dance, based on work of Dr. Lulu Sweigard - Karen Barracuda; Retention, Promotion & Tenure: Evaluating Dance Faculty; Transcending Cultural Boundaries: Native Americans - Andrea Seidel; Dance in Chicago--An Early History - Ann Barzel.
    --$5.00 (ADG members $2.00) + U.S. S&H*--


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