Nikolais Dance Theatre
Biography
abstract dance company originally founded in 1948 as the Playhouse Dance Company and later renamed and known as the Nikolais Dance Theatre; redefined dance, as "the art of motion which, left on its own merits, becomes the message as well as the medium"
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Nikolais Dance Theatre - Photos
Photograph of the Nikolais Dance Theatre ensemble performing in various dances.
Nikolais Dance Theatre - slides
Photograph of the Nikolais Dance Theatre ensemble performing in Nikolais' dance ''Sanctum.''
Persons and Structures, 1984
Lynn Lesnaik (top left), Raul Trujillo (top right), Jessica Sayre (bottom left), Joy Hintz (bottom center) and James Murphy (bottom right), all of the Nikolais Dance Theatre, perfomr in Alwin Nikolais' ''Persons and Structures.''
Pond
Joy Hintz and Gerald Otte of the Nikolais Dance Theatre perform in Alwin Nikolais' ''Pond.''
Sanctum
The Nikolais Dance Theatre ensemble performs in Alwin Nikolais' ''Sanctum.''
Sanctum
The Nikolais Dance Theatre ensemble performs in Alwin Nikolais' ''Sanctum.''
Scenario
The Nikolais Dance Theatre ensemble performs in Alwin Nikolais' ''Scenario.''
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- Dance recitals 5
- New York (N.Y.) 1
- Publicity photographs 1