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This collection contains programs and photos from Ballet Nouveau performances.

Abstract The Colorado Dance Festival was organized in 1978 as a dance film series under the umbrella of the Boulder Dance Alliance. Founder Marda Kirn served as artistic director in 1978. In 1980 the film series was renamed the Independent Boulder Dance Festival. The name was again changed in 1982 to the Colorado Dance Festival, and featured workshops, classes and performances. The festival spearheaded the American tap dance revival. Unable to finance further seasons, the festival closed in 2001....

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Since 2004, the Friends of The Dance Archive have honored several individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to dance as "Legends of Dance in Colorado" each year. This collection contains oral histories, plaques inscribed with the names of the honorees, as well as files containing transcripts of oral histories with the honorees, biographical information about the honorees, and audiovisual recordings and highlight reels from the annual awards celebration.

Abstract The Jane McLean Papers contain a selection of photographs, newspaper clippings, programs and other dance related ephemera covering the careers of both Jane McLean (1908-1990) and her elder brother Edward McLean (1905-1982). Both of the McLeans were Colorado natives who traveled to New York City in the mid-1920s to study dance, eventually becoming acquainted with many notable dance figures of the day: Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn, Martha Graham, Agnes DeMille, etc. Edward suffered a severe...

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This collection contains (13) tapes of interviews conducted with Colorado and national dance professionals by Kyle MacMillan, a former Denver Post art critic. Interviews include: Christopher Wheeldon, Jessica Lang, Doug Varone, Bill T. Jones, Lauri Stallings, Sean Curran, Bill T. Jones, Amy Seiwert, Edward Villela, Paul Taylor, Elizabeth Streb, Peter Anastas, and Damian Woetzel.

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This collection contains materials from the Marie Wyatt Studio of Dance. It includes teaching materials, choreography and dance routines, and administrative papers.

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This collection contains the papers of Vera Sears (1912-2008), dance instructor at the University of Denver, and her husband Edwin Sears (1903-1964), a law professor at the University of Denver. The Sears family emigrated to the United States from Germany in the 1930s. These papers include correspondence, photographs, teaching materials, legal materials, clippings, dance notation notebooks, publications, scrapbooks, and audiovisual materials.

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Wonderbound is a contemporary ballet company located in Denver, Colorado. This collection contains programs, handouts, and accessories from performances by Wonderbound.