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Clark Center records

Title
Clark Center records, 1960-1995.
Author
Clark Center for the Performing Arts (New York, N.Y.)
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Box 1Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 176 Box 1Offsite
Box 2Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 176 Box 2Offsite
Box 3Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 176 Box 3Offsite
Box 4Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 176 Box 4Offsite
Box 5Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 176 Box 5Offsite
Box 6Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 176 Box 6Offsite
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Box 8Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 176 Box 8Offsite
Box 9Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 176 Box 9Offsite
Box 10Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 176 Box 10Offsite
Box 11Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 176 Box 11Offsite
Box 12Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 176 Box 12Offsite
Box 13Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 176 Box 13Offsite
Box 14Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 176 Box 14Offsite
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Box 16Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 176 Box 16Offsite
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Additional Authors
  • Ailey, Alvin.
  • Beals, Margaret.
  • Bethel, Pepsi.
  • Faison, George, 1945-
  • Roberts, Louise.
  • Playwrights Horizons (Theater : New York, N.Y.)
Description
18.5 linear feet (38 boxes)
Summary
The Clark Center records document the activities of the Clark Center for the Performing Arts, an arts organization which focused on dance training and the presentation of new talent and emerging dance companies.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Brochures.
  • Clippings.
  • Correspondence.
  • Grant proposals.
  • Photographs.
  • Press releases.
Source (note)
  • Roberts, Louise
Biography (note)
  • The Clark Center for Performing Arts was established in 1959 by Alvin Ailey as a studio and performance space in the building of the Westside YWCA in New York City.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 176
OCLC
123237508
Author
Clark Center for the Performing Arts (New York, N.Y.)
Title
Clark Center records, 1960-1995.
Biography
The Clark Center for Performing Arts was established in 1959 by Alvin Ailey as a studio and performance space in the building of the Westside YWCA in New York City. Originally conceived as a multi-arts center, by 1970 it had developed into a center for the performing arts, specializing in dance. The programs offered focused on two areas: dance instruction, and the support and presentation of young choreographers and small, developing dance companies of multi-racial, multi-ethnic, and particularly African-American origins. The Clark Center's dance curriculum offered classes in jazz, ballet, tap and modern dance, as well as dance techniques of African and other ethnic traditions. Faculty at various points included Alvin Ailey, Fred Benjamin, Pepsi Bethel, Thelma Hill, Mary Hinkson, Carmen de Lavallade, Anna Sokolow and Bertram Ross. A notable exception to the Center's overall focus on dance was the establishment of Playwrights Horizons in 1972 under the direction of Robert Moss, which remained affiliated with the Clark Center until 1974. During the 1970s, the Clark Center also entered the most active phase of its presentations program, establishing a well-regarded Summer Dance Festival series in 1975, which was staged on the mall of the City University of New York Graduate Center campus on 42nd Street for several years. Among the many dance professionals who can trace their early steps to the Clark Center are Margie Beals, George Faison, Meredith Monk, and Kei Takei. In 1970, Louise Roberts became the Clark Center director, remaining for sixteen years and becoming a central figure in the shaping of the Center's development. In 1974, a serious challenge Roberts and the Clark Center had to face was the search for a suitable space to house both its teaching and presenting programs when the YWCA building, in which the Center had been housed, was sold. Ambitious plans were developed to create a theater and studios on West 42nd Street's Theater Row. After many years of effort, however, by the end of 1985 the project had failed, leaving the Clark Center in serious financial difficulties. Roberts resigned as director of the Clark Center in August 1986, while the Center continued its operations amid considerable financial struggles until 1989.
Indexes
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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Finding Aid
Added Author
Ailey, Alvin.
Beals, Margaret.
Bethel, Pepsi.
Faison, George, 1945-
Roberts, Louise.
Playwrights Horizons (Theater : New York, N.Y.)
Research Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 176
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