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The Drama of Denishawn Dance

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Jane Sherman
1979
Published by: Wesleyan University Press
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A unique record of the work of the Denishawn Dance Company. A member of Denishawn from 1925–1928, Jane Sherman gives us a firsthand look at the many works of art the company produced. This gathering of memory, notes, files, pictures, etc. is like none other. It was the first and only record of some of the dances that Denishawn performed. Records of important figures of modern dance exist in these pages, making this a vital piece of dance history.

Table of Contents

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Cover

Half-Title Page

pp. i-ii

Title Page

pp. iii

Copyright

pp. iv

Dedication

pp. v-vi

Contents

pp. vii-viii

Illustrations

pp. ix-xii

Epigraph

pp. xiii-xiv

Half-Title Page

pp. xv-xvi

Introduction

pp. 1-16

1. From 1914 to 1920

pp. 17-50

2. From 1920 to 1924

pp. 51-122

3. 1924 to 1926

pp. 123-161

Afterword

pp. 163-164

Appendix A: Members of the Denishawn Company in the Period from 1925 to 1928

pp. 165

Appendix B: Denishawn Dances Performed by Martha Graham

Appendix C: Denishawn Dances Performed by Doris Humphrey

Appendix D: Denishawn Dances Performed by Charles Weidman

Appendix E: Denishawn Programs, 1925–1928

pp. 166-169

Appendix F: Denishawn Route Sheets, 1925–1928

pp. 170-171

Appendix G: Choreographic Notes for the Green Nautch

pp. 172

Bibliography and Sources

pp. 173-175

Index

pp. 177-185
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