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Laura Foreman papers
- Title
- Laura Foreman papers, 1957-1999.
- Author
- Foreman, Laura, 1936-2001.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 58 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 162 Box 58 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 57 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 162 Box 57 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 56 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 162 Box 56 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 55 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 162 Box 55 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 54 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 162 Box 54 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 53 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 162 Box 53 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 52 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 162 Box 52 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 51 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 162 Box 51 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 50 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 162 Box 50 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 49 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 162 Box 49 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 48 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 162 Box 48 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 47 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 162 Box 47 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 46 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 162 Box 46 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 45 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 162 Box 45 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 44 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 162 Box 44 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 43 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 162 Box 43 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 42 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 162 Box 42 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 41 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 162 Box 41 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 40 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 162 Box 40 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 39 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 162 Box 39 | Offsite |
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- Description
- 27 linear feet (58 boxes)
- Summary
- The Laura Foreman papers span the years 1957-1999 and consist of correspondence, teaching notes, syllabi, workshop material, grant applications, choreographed dances with notes (about costumes, sound, and lighting).
- Subjects
- Choreographers
- Dance > Production and direction
- Correspondence
- Watts, John, 1930-1982
- Dance > New York (State) > New York > 20th century
- Posters
- Foreman, Laura, 1936-2001
- Dance companies > United States > History > Sources
- Laura Foreman Dance Company History > Sources
- Photographs
- Choreographers Theatre History > Sources
- Dance teachers
- Dance > Study and teaching (Higher) > New York (State) > New York
- Performing arts sponsorship
- Dance in universities and colleges > New York (State) > New York
- Dancers
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence.
- Photographs.
- Posters.
- Biography (note)
- American avant-garde dancer and choreographer, Laura Foreman (ca. 1937-2001) served a long tenure as the director of dance at the New School for Social Research from the late 1960s until the time of her death.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Call Number
- (S) *MGZMD 162
- OCLC
- NYPG06-A15
- Author
- Foreman, Laura, 1936-2001.
- Title
- Laura Foreman papers, 1957-1999.
- Biography
- American avant-garde dancer and choreographer, Laura Foreman (ca. 1937-2001) served a long tenure as the director of dance at the New School for Social Research from the late 1960s until the time of her death. Foreman came to New York City in the mid-1960s, having received a degree in dance from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and having toured with the Tamiris-Nagrin Dance Company. In 1963, Foreman married the composer John Watts, who also would join the faculty of the New School. Frustrated by the lack of funding opportunities for presenters of new dance and music in New York, the two formed the Composers and Choreographers Theatre (CCT) in 1964. This non-profit organization helped to sponsor performances and to develop training and educational programs. Foreman directed the Choreographers Theatre and Watts served as the director of the Composers Theater. Choreographers Theatre became affiliated with the New School in 1969, establishing an autonomous dance department within the university that produced a general dance curriculum, as well as a professional certificate program. Foreman's ChoreoConcerts series gave exposure to the work of a wide range of composers and choreographers, many of whom explored the uses of electronics in music or incorporated a variety of media into their performances. Under the aegis of Choreographers Theatre, Foreman also presented her own work with the Laura Foreman Dance Company. The group performed regularly into the mid-1970s at such venues as the Judson Memorial Church, the Cubiculo, and the American Theatre Lab. One of Foreman's best-known pieces was Wallwork (1981), a conceptual event that attracted a great deal of publicity. After Watts' death in 1982, Foreman concentrated on writing and visual art. She began exhibiting sculpture in the 1980s, receiving attention for a 1990 show, Birdhouse as Metaphor. Foreman's short stories were collected into a book, Close Encounters (1997).
- Indexes
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Choreographers.Dancers.Dance teachers.
- Added Author
- Watts, John, 1930-1982.Choreographers Theatre.Laura Foreman Dance Company.New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y.)
- Research Call Number
- (S) *MGZMD 162