| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"The story of this groundbreaking summer dance program is told through the voices of staff, faculty, and students. Administrative director Mary Josephine Shelly's previously unpublished writings form a key summary of eight of the nine summer sessions. The Bennington School of the Dance was held from 1934 to 1942"--Provided by publisher |
| Contents |
Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Forewordby Charles Reinhart; Preface; Introduction; 1. Bennington:An Historic Milepost; 2. 1933: Planning the School; 3. Summer of 1934: The Beginning; 4. Summer of 1935: The Workshop Began; 5. Summer of 1936: The First Festival; 6. Summer of 1937: The Final Workshop Program, the Fellowships; 7. Summer of 1938: Culmination of a Plan, or the Year of the Tent -- 8. Summer of 1939: From East to West; 9. Summer of 1940: First Summer of the School of the Arts; 10. Summer of 1941: Last Summer of the School of the Arts. |
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11. Summer of 1942: Bennington College Summer Session12. Looking Back: Group Discussion on the Bennington School of the Dance, 1959; 13. Recollections and Anecdotes; Epilogue; Appendix A. Timeline of Dance Premieres and Other Historic Events; Appendix B. Students, Faculty/Staff and Audiences, 1934 to 1942; Appendix C. Biographies of Contributors of Recollections; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bennington School of Dance (Bennington, Vt.) -- History -- 20th century.
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Bennington School of Dance (Bennington, Vt.) |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Dance schools -- Vermont -- Bennington -- History -- 20th century.
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Dance schools. |
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Vermont -- Bennington. |
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Dance teachers -- Vermont -- Bennington -- History -- 20th century.
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Dance teachers. |
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Dance -- Study and teaching -- Vermont -- Bennington -- History -- 20th century.
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Bennington (Vt.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Dance -- Classical & Ballet. |
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Dance -- Modern. |
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Dance -- Study and teaching. |
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Dance -- Reference. |
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Manners and customs. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McPherson, Elizabeth M. Bennington school of the dance. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2013 9780786474172 (DLC) 2013014206 (OCoLC)820788126 |
| ISBN |
9781476602950 (electronic book) |
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1476602956 (electronic book) |
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1299661750 (electronic book) |
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9781299661752 (electronic book) |
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9780786474172 |
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0786474173 |
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