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Holm, Hanya

 Person

Biography

Modern dancer, choreographer and dance educator

Found in 58 Collections and/or Records:

Alumni Meeting, 1966

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0068.0004.00001
Abstract

Emerson Buckley (seated, far left) Hanya Holm (standing, left) and Frank Ricketson Jr. (standing, right) at the head table at the Central City Opera Alumni Meeting in 1966.

Dates: 1966

Ballad of Baby Doe, 1956-1959

 File
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001
Abstract

This folder contains black and white photographs from the Central City Opera House production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.'' Photographs of the World Premiere performance of the Ballad of Baby Doe, directed by Hanya Holm during the years 1956-1959.

Dates: 1956-1959

Ballad of Baby Doe Cast and Crew Take a Bow, between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00006
Abstract ''The Ballad of Baby Doe'' cast, dramatists, musicians, and directors take a bow after a performance at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado. Front row, left to right: Douglas Moore (composer), Emerson Buckley (music director), Walter Cassel (baritone, portrayed Horace Tabor), Martha Lipton (mezzo-soprano, portrayed Augusta Tabor), Dolores Wilson (soprano, portrayed Elizabeth ''Baby Doe'' Tabor), John Latouche (librettist), Hanya Holm (co-director and choreographer),...
Dates: between 1956-1959

Ballad of Baby Doe Dramatists and Directors, between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00001
Abstract

''The Ballad of Baby Doe'' dramatists and directors (left to right) Edward Levy (co-director), Hanya Holm (co-director and choreographer), Douglas Moore (composer), and John Latouche (librettist) pose for a publicity photograph at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado. The Central City Opera House was the site of the 1956 world premiere of the opera ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959

Box 2: Hanya Holm Materials, 1937-2002

 File — Box D025.0002: Series D025.03 [Barcode: U186023288813]
Identifier: D025.03.0002
Abstract

This box contains folders with clippings, ephemera (brochures), programs, and materials/correspondence for Eve Gentry's book "The Original Hanya Holm Company."

Dates: 1937-2002

Box 3: Hanya Holm Hand Drum

 File — Box D025.0003: Series D025.03 [Barcode: U186023288863]
Identifier: D025.03.0003
Abstract

This box contains (1) hand drum used by Hanya Holm for teaching class. The drum is marked "Holm" on its side in black.

Dates: 1937-2002

Box 4: Hanya Holm Bongos

 File — Box D025.0004: Series D025.03 [Barcode: U186023288855]
Identifier: D025.03.0004
Abstract

This box contains (2) bongos used by Hanya Holm for teaching. The bongos are handpainted red with white and blue flowers and green paint. The tops are dark brown with a "Made in China" stamp in red. One drum has hair along the top's rim. The rims are hole punched as a design. The drums have a small sticker with "Holm" on their side. The drums are in poor condition, with chipping possible.

Dates: 1937-2002

Box 5: Hanya Holm Hand Drum

 File — Box D025.0005: Series D025.03 [Barcode: U186023288847]
Identifier: D025.03.0005
Abstract

This box contains (1) hand drum used by Hanya Holm for teaching. The drum is wide and thin with handles along its edges, shaped like a tambourine.

Dates: 1937-2002

Box 6: Crash Cymbals and Mallet

 File — Box D025.0006: Series D025.03 [Barcode: U186023288839]
Identifier: D025.03.0006
Abstract

This box contains (2) crash cymbals and (1) foam wrapped mallet. One of the cymbals in chipped with a large triangular piece missing.

Dates: 1937-2002

Box 7: Cymbal

 File — Box D025.0007: Series D025.03 [Barcode: U186023288871]
Identifier: D025.03.0007
Abstract

This box contains (1) cymbal used by Hanya Holm. The cymbal is heavy and seems to have been used while laying flat.

Dates: 1937-2002

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Archival Object 57
Collection 1
 
Subject
Choreographers 31
Snapshots 29
Dance 24
Dancers 20
Modern dance 20