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Marjorie Gamso collection.

Title
  1. Marjorie Gamso collection.
Author
  1. Gamso, Marjorie
Published by
  1. 1969-2015.
Format
  1. Archival mix

Collection information

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Details

Additional authors
  1. Bowden, Sally, 1943-
Description
  1. 0.75 linear feet (3 boxes)
Summary
  1. Marjorie Gamso (1944-2011) was a choreographer, dancer, and founder of The Energy Crisis dance group. Gamso took dance classes at the 92nd Street Y, earned a B.A. in anthropology from Columbia University (1968), and presented her first dance, "Octopus City" to the public at the University of Southern California in 1970. She studied ballet with Carmelita Maracci and James Waring, and studied modern dance with Merce Cunningham. The Marjorie Gamso collection (1969-2015) primarily documents her career in New York City from 1971 until her death. The collection contains announcements; programs; press releases; notes; letters to Ellen Kastel, Sally Bowden, and Kenneth King; research material; unfinished projects and proposals; writings elucidating her work and creative process; and scripts. Some items were annotated by Gamso's collaborators (including Mary Jane Leach and Bowden) following her death.
Subject
  1. Modern dance -- New York (State) -- New York.
  2. Modern dance -- United States.
  3. Women choreographers.
Genre/Form
  1. Correspondence.
  2. Fliers (printed matter)
  3. Notes.
  4. Programs (documents)
  5. Video recordings.
Call number
  1. (S) *MGZMD 481
Language
  1. English
Access (note)
  1. Electronic records are currently unavailable. Sound and video recordings are currently unavailable.
Source (note)
  1. Donated by Andrew Gurian and Jeffrey Gamso, 2017.
Author
  1. Gamso, Marjorie, creator.
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Occupation
  1. Dancers.
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