Tag Archives: Dance Index

The 101st Anniversary of the Premiere of “The Rite of Spring”

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Christopher George

Dance Index, Volume VI, Nos. 10, 11, 12, 1947. Editors: Marian Eames and Lincoln Kirstein “Strawinsky cannot imagine separating the task of composing from that of providing for the needs, say, of his cat. He will provide nourishment for his … Continue reading →

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Walker Evans and the Dance

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Christopher George

Dance Index, photo by Walker Evans, “Afternoon de la Faune”; doors of rehearsal-hall with dancer’s graffiti; Metropolitan Opera House, Fall 1945, Vol. 2, No. 2, February 1946 (2007.16.56) Dance Index, photo by Walker Evans, George Balanchine addresses the dancers in … Continue reading →

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Joseph Cornell and the Dance

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Christopher George

Dance Index, vol. 1, no. 1, (cover, “Hommage a Isadora Duncan,” designed by Joseph Cornell), January 1942 Dance Index, vol. 1, no. 3, (cover, frames of a hand colored 35mm film made in Paris in 1905 of Loie Fuller’s Fire … Continue reading →

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Clowns, Elephants, and Ballerinas…

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Christopher George

Dance Index, June 1946, Vol. 5, No. 6 (cover arranged from the painting Le Cirque by Seurat, issue designed by, and most of the visual material from the collection of, Joseph Cornell) “Comment. The cover of the first number of … Continue reading →

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