Sears, Vera E., 1912-2008
Biography
Vera Elsa Schultz-Bergen b. April 9, 1912 in Dresden, Germany; d. Mar. 8, 2008. Attended Berlin Opera School. Taught dance at Lamont School of Music, University of Denver, Kent School, Aspen Institute, and ran the Children's Dance Theatre.
Found in 194 Collections and/or Records:
Perfromance of the Mirthful Marionettes at Colorado College, circa 1950
Martha Wilcox, Vera Sears and Lillian Covillo Perform ''The Mirthful Marionettes'' at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Sears Family Papers
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.
The Adult Workshop Group Performs The New World, 1959, 1959
The Adult Workshop Group Performs The New World, at the East High School Auditorium, to benefit The Sewall House Treatment Center of The Denver Society for Crippled Children, in Denver, Colorado
The Adult Workshop Group Performs The New World, 1959, 1959
The Adult Workshop Group Performs The New World, at the East High School Auditorium, to benefit The Sewall House Treatment Center of The Denver Society for Crippled Children, in Denver, Colorado
The Adult Workshop Group Performs The New World, 1959, 1959
The Adult Workshop Group Performs The New World, at the East High School Auditorium, to benefit The Sewall House Treatment Center of The Denver Society for Crippled Children, in Denver, Colorado
The Adult Workshop Group Performs The New World, 1959, 1959
The Adult Workshop Group Performs The New World, at the East High School Auditorium, to benefit The Sewall House Treatment Center of The Denver Society for Crippled Children, in Denver, Colorado
"The Enchanted Toy Shop: An Ancient Tale Retold In Dance Movement", between 1950-1967
Large format house program for lobby display. Black lettering executed in calligraphy, with rubricated capitals. Credits include: Music composed and arranged by Louise Metz, costumes by the students, direction by Vera Sears assisted by Barbara Dwyer Goss.
University of Denver Lamont School of Music Dance Department Dance Rehearsal for The Toy Shop, 1959
The Children's Dance Theatre performs ''The Toy Shop'' in Denver, Colorado. The Children's Dance Theatre was the performance group composed of students from the children's dance classes at the University of Denver Lamont School of Music Dance Department. Children's classes at the Lamont School of Music were held at 909 Grant Street, Denver, Colorado. The school was under the direction of dancer and choreographer Vera Sears.
University of Denver Lamont School of Music Dance Department Performs The Toy Shop, 1959
University of Denver Lamont School of Music Dance Department Performs ''The Toy Shop'' in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Lamont School of Music Dance Department Performs The Toy Shop, 1959
University of Denver Lamont School of Music Dance Department Performs ''The Toy Shop'' in Denver, Colorado.
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