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Charles Weidman papers

Title
Charles Weidman papers, 1908-1975.
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Box 13Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 99 Box 13Offsite
Box 12Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 99 Box 12Offsite
Box 11Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 99 Box 11Offsite
Box 10Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 99 Box 10Offsite
Box 9Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 99 Box 9Offsite
Box 8Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 99 Box 8Offsite
Box 7Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 99 Box 7Offsite
Box 6Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 99 Box 6Offsite
Box 5Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 99 Box 5Offsite
Box 4Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 99 Box 4Offsite
Box 3Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 99 Box 3Offsite
Box 2Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 99 Box 2Offsite
Box 1Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 99 Box 1Offsite

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Additional Authors
  • Weidman, Charles.
  • Santaro, Mikhail.
  • Charles Weidman Dance Theatre.
  • Expression of Two Arts.
Description
6.5 linear feet (13 boxes)
Summary
The Charles Weidman papers is an intentionally assembled collection that pertains mainly to his professional life and career through the late 1950s up to his death in 1975. It contains mainly correspondence, business and financial records, as well as some posters. Several of Weidman's choreographic works, including And daddy was a fireman, Atavisms, Christmas oratorio, Fables for our time, and Is sex necessary? or Why you feel the way you do, are documented to varying degrees through materials that may include choreographic notes, annotated music scores, diagrams, and drawings. The collection does not contain much personal material and nothing from his time with Denishawn or the early years of Humphrey/Weidman. Correspondence is mostly business related and is from the 1960s-1970s. Very little of the material in the collection is related to Weidman's early career, but there is significant documentation of the Charles Weidman Dance Theatre, and its successor, Expression of Two Arts. Some material is fragile and requires special handling. The papers of Mikhail Santaro included with the original gift were separated from Charles Weidman's papers and processed as a separate manuscript collection.
Uniform Title
  • And daddy was a fireman (Choreographic work : Weidman)
  • Atavisms (Choreographic work : Weidman)
  • Christmas oratorio (Choreographic work : Weidman)
  • Fables for our time (Choreographic work : Weidman)
  • Is sex necessary? or Why you feel the way you do (Choreographic work : Weidman)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Correspondence.
  • Diagrams.
  • Drawings.
  • Financial records.
  • Posters.
  • Scores.
Biography (note)
  • American dancer, choreographer, and teacher, Charles Edward Weidman (1904-1975) was a pioneering figure in the development of modern dance.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 99
OCLC
NYPG06-A155
Title
Charles Weidman papers, 1908-1975.
Biography
American dancer, choreographer, and teacher, Charles Edward Weidman (1904-1975) was a pioneering figure in the development of modern dance. He trained at the Denishawn School, where Doris Humphrey was his first teacher. During eight years as a soloist in the Denishawn company, Weidman toured extensively. In 1929, he and Humphrey established their own school and the Humphrey-Weidman Concert Company. Following Humphrey's retirement as a dancer in 1948, Weidman formed his own company, Charles Weidman Dance Theatre. In his performances he combined dance, mime, narration, and, later, when the artist Mikhail Santaro joined him in the 1960s, lecture-demonstrations that included drawing. In addition to his concert work, tours, and teaching, Weidman choreographed for Broadway and the New York City Opera Company. As a teacher, Weidman conducted numerous workshops and served on the faculty of several universities. For about fifteen years before the time of his death, he maintained a studio in New York, where he taught and which served as the home for his small company, Expression of Two Arts Theatre.
Indexes
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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Finding Aid
Occupation
Choreographers.
Dancers.
Dance teachers.
Added Author
Weidman, Charles.
Santaro, Mikhail.
Charles Weidman Dance Theatre.
Expression of Two Arts.
Added Title
And daddy was a fireman (Choreographic work : Weidman)
Atavisms (Choreographic work : Weidman)
Christmas oratorio (Choreographic work : Weidman)
Fables for our time (Choreographic work : Weidman)
Is sex necessary? or Why you feel the way you do (Choreographic work : Weidman)
Research Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 99
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