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Dance

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Carson Brierly Giffin Dance Library Postcard Collection

 Collection
Identifier: D074
Abstract

Collection contains postcards found in with the Carson Brierly Giffin Dance Library Poster collection. The provenance of these items is unknown. Postcards show Spanish dance and the Bill Evans Dance company.

Dates: Other: 1940-1980

The Dance Archive Administrative Records

 Collection
Identifier: D001
Abstract

The Dance Archive was founded in 1972 at Colorado Women's College. The library is now housed at the University of Denver under Special Collections and Archives. The library's mission is to advance education and engagement with resources across all genres of dance and movement, with an emphasis on the American West. This collection contains administrative and financial materials, programming materials, scrapbooks and realia, and publications.

Dates: 1972-2023

The Dance Archive Memorabilia Collection

 Collection
Identifier: D008
Abstract

This collection contains memorabilia collected by the Carson-Brierly Dance Library. The materials do not have any related accessions and their origin in unknown. This collection contains Tommy Tune's shoe (signed), black leather Capezio ballet shoes, dance cue cards, (1) signed photo from Tommy Tune, buttons and t-shirts from various international companies, girl's pointe shoes, and a mask created in honor of Florence Ruston.

Dates: Undated

The Dance Archive Oral Histories on Perry-Mansfield Dance Camp

 Collection
Identifier: D047
Abstract

In 2013, the Friends of the Carson Brierly Giffin Dance Library (later rebranded as The Dance Archive) did a series of interviews with faculty, students, community members and other individuals affliated with the Perry Mansfield Dance Camp in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. These interviews were conducted in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the Perry Mansfield Dance Camp. The interviews were all videotaped at Perry Mansfield Dance Camp between July 20th and July 24th, 2013.

Dates: 2013

The Dance Archive Souvenir and House Program Collection

 Collection
Identifier: D004
Abstract The Souvenir and House Programs Collection features souvenir and house programs related to dance productions, dance companies, dance festivals, Broadway musicals, theatre productions, opera companies, ice skating productions, and films. A souvenir program is a commercial publication designed to enhance a company or show with photographs, short biographies, company histories and repertory lists. The companies, festivals and productions covered by the programs in the collection are...
Dates: 1906-2018