Dance Heritage Coalition

11/02/2017

DHC is saddened to learn of the passing of dance historian, archivist, and performer David Vaughan, a hero of dance preservation.

Beloved dance historian, writer and archivist David Vaughan passed away today at the age of 93. His extensive archival work for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company set a new standard for dance preservation. In tribute, we offer this profile, by Siobhan Burke, which appeared in our December 2015 issue

03/28/2017

Did you hear? We're partnering with Dance/USA! Genie Guerard, DHC's Board Chair and Curator of UCLA's Special Collections, said, "The mission alignment between our organizations makes this a compelling partnership. Dance/USA's leadership is passionate and dynamic, and collaborating with them will strengthen DHC's ability to serve all our constituents: artists, archivists and librarians, students, scholars, and the dance-loving public."
http://danceheritage.org/whatsnew.html

Visiting the Institute of Museum and Library Services at the Society of American Archivists conference in Chicago in August.

03/25/2017

We were deeply saddened to hear of the recent passing of dance treasure Trisha Brown. A teacher for many of us, directly and indirectly, a pioneer in the dance community for all. Rest in peace Trisha.

Please enjoy this video from our America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures pages: http://danceheritage.org/brown.html

"Set and Reset" 1985, choreographed by Trisha Brown, performed by Brown and members of her company. Elizabeth Zimmer writes of Brown, "The body in motion

12/29/2016

https://www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions/david-gordon-archiveography-under-construction

In 2012, DHC hired the fabulous Patsy Gay to work on David Gordon's archive, from there she became his personal assistant, and the work has grown into this amazing exhibit. Congrats to Patsy and David, and all who helped to create this exhibit!

What do you call an artist who would title a work Autobiography of a Liar? A postmodernist. (Ba dum.) Suzanne Carbonneau, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Journal 2002. What do you get when a seminal postmodern choreographer donates his archives? A “reconsideration of conventional archival methodology...

10/21/2016

Mark your calendar:
"Jack Cole, Whose Jazz Choreography Electrified American Nightclubs"
Tuesday, October 25, 12:00 PM
at The Center for Ballet Arts

Debra Levine, editor and publisher of arts•meme and Resident Fellow at CBA, will discuss her work on a biography of jazz choreographer Jack Cole.

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jack-cole-whose-jazz-choreography-electrified-american-nightclubs-tickets-27172511714

Photo credit: “Cyclone Hits Slapsy Maxie’s” screamed a review of Jack Cole and His Dancers at the Wilshire Boulevard supper club in 1948.

10/21/2016

Congratulations to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division and Archive of the Recorded Moving Image on receiving a 2016 Bessie award for Outstanding Service to the Field of Dance! So much talent among the 2016 awardees! http://bessies.org/ The New York Dance and Performance Awards/ The Bessies

10/03/2016

DHC congratulates the documentary BLACK BALLERINA, selected as the Best Film/Video Documentary Production by the ###Ist Black International Cinema Berlin festival! http://www.blackballerinadocumentary.org

Black Ballerina Documentary

07/12/2016

Have you seen the new home for America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures? We're really proud of the site and hope that you like it!

Dance comprises an entire world of spriritual and secular ideas, stories, emotions, and human experience, understood and expressed through movement. The rich history of dance in America serves as a reflection and a record of the nation's increasingly diverse, dynamic culture. The list of America's I...

06/20/2016

Look at the Dance Treasures from our panel last Monday!
Pictured left to right: Lar Lubovitch, Jill Williams, Joan Myers Brown, Celia Ipiotis, Chanon Judson, and Imogen Smith.

06/17/2016

"...DHC is a terrific resource for dance companies, teachers, researchers and anyone curious about dance history."

Thanks Dance Magazine for a great article on the next set of Dance Treasures and for the kind words! We think so too. :)

http://dancemagazine.com/news/dance-heritage-coalition-names-treasures/

To bring attention to the amazing people, places and things in the dance field, the Dance Heritage Coalition created the First 100 Irreplaceable Treasures in 1999. To underscore the richness of our dance heritage, the DHC created a stunning photo exhibit of the first 100 that warmed the hearts of da...

06/13/2016

Surprise! We're launching a new America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures website and would love for you to celebrate with us Monday, June 13, 6pm at NYPL The New York Public Library! This event will honor the 13 new honorees and will feature dance icons Lar Lubovitch, Joan Myers Brown, Celia Ipiotis, Jill Williams & Urban Bush Women.

http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2016/06/13/americas-irreplaceable-dance-treasures-2016-evening-honoring-newly-named

Since 1999 the Dance Heritage Coalition has paid tribute to the artistic accomplishments and cultural contributions of America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures, a list of individual artists and organizations that have changed our nation through dance. This year, DHC adds 13 new honorees to that illus...

03/02/2016

Leigh Donlan interviews Septime Webre, departing artistic director of the Washington Ballet: “At the moment, I’m thrilled to just be an artist,” Webre tells me over the phone from the nation’s capi...