Maxine Munt Scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: D026

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Abstract

Maxine Munt was a modern dancer and dance educator who studied at the Bennington School of the Dance at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont. In 1952, Munt and her husband, Alfred Brooks, opened the Munt-Brooks Studio in New York. In 1966, Munt and Brooks moved to Denver, Colorado and founded a theater called The Changing Scene. Munt died in 2005. The bulk of the collection contains material documenting Munt's time at the Bennington School of... the Dance at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont. The collection includes photographs, programs, and newspaper clippings.

Dates

1938-1949

Creator

Munt, Maxine (Person)

Digital Repository

Maxine Munt Scrapbook

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Biographical / Historical

Maxine Munt was a modern dancer and dance educator who studied at the Bennington School of the Dnace at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont. Teachers at Bennington included: Charles Weidman, Hanya Holm, Doris Humphrey, and Martha Graham. Munt went on to teach dance at Adelphi College in Long Island, New York. In 1952, Munt and her husband, Alfred Brooks, opened the Munt-Brooks Studio in New York. In 1966, Munt and Brooks moved to Denver, Colorado... and founded a theater called The Changing Scene. Munt died in 2005.