| Description | A table of contents is at the front of the file; this table of contents dates to c2000s.
The file contains articles relating to the use of Labanotation for research into and the preservation of dances, and articles relating to the use of Labanotation for the reproduction of dances.
The articles relating to the use of Labanotation for research into and the preservation of dances are the following:
- Cutting containing published article "Save a Dance" by Jamie Fenwick. Cutting taken from a programme for a theatre production of "Brigadoon" in NYC [New York City, USA], 1948. The cutting has been annotated with the date of the article; annotations made c1948.
- Photocopy of published article "Notation and Modern Dance Repertory" by Jessie Burchess. Article published in "Dance Observer", October 1949. Photocopy made late-20th Century.
- Reprint of published article "Ballets in Symbol: Dance Notation" [author's name not given]. Article published by Music Publishers Holding Corp. in "Mademoiselle Magazine", November 1961. Reprint made c1961.
- Carbon copy of final draft of article "The Recording of Movement" by Ann Hutchinson [later known as Ann Hutchinson Guest]. The final draft of the article was written in 1963 and the carbon copy was made in 1963. The article was intended for publication in the "UNESCO Courrier". [It is not known if the article was ever published.] The article has been annotated with the date it was written; annotations made c1963.
- Photocopy of published article "Kinetography Laban (Movement Notation) and the Folk Dance Research in Poland" by Roderyk Lange. Article published in "LUD" volume L, 1966. Before the photocopy was taken, the article was stamped with the postal address of the Dance Notation Bureau, NY [New York, USA]; stamp added c1966. Photocopy made c1966.
- Reprint of published article "Dance Notation Makes Legend into History" by Elizabeth Burtner. Article published in "The George Washington University Magazine", Spring 1967. Reprint made c1967.
- Photocopy of published paper "Exploring Notation as a Research Tool: Implications of Selected Projects on Asian and Pacific Dance" by Judy Van Zile. The paper was given at the 1979 conference of the ICKL [International Council of Kinetography Laban]. Paper published c1979; photocopy made c1979.
- Photocopy of draft article "An Exploration in Score Interpretation" by Judy Van Zile, written 1978. [The article appears to have later been published by the Dance Notation Bureau in "Teachers Bulletin", 1979.] Photocopy made c1978.
- Published article "How Dance Classics are Preserved" by Walter Terry. Article published in "Saturday Review", November 1981.
- Photocopy of published article "Labanotation: A Method for Preserving the Dance" by Susan Cotter. Article published in "The Democrat", c1970s. Photocopy made c1970s.
- Photocopy of published article "Foot Notes: How Choreographers Keep Score" by Patricia Ohmans. Article published in "TWA Ambassador", January 1985. Photocopy made c1985.
- Typed notes on "The Use of Laban Notation System in Folk Dance in Europe", naming the main dance notation centres for several European Countries. Notes made c1970s.
- Printout of published article "Flash Preview, 7-27: Journey to Another Galaxy: DanceGalaxy Directors Recognize Notating as a Star" by Sandra Aberkains. Article published onine at "The Dance Insider", 2001. Printout made 2001.
The articles relating to the use of Labanotation for the reproduction of dances are the following:
- Leaflet called "Suggestions for Reconstruction". This appears to be a leaflet produced by the Dance Notation Bureau [New York, USA] giving advice on reconstructing dances from their Labanotated scores. Leaflet created mid-20th Century.
- Photocopy of published article "Adventure in Notation" by Ann Hutchinson [later known as Ann Hutchinson Guest]. Article published in "Dance Observer", January 1949. Photocopy made mid-20th Century.
- Annotated typed article "Dance Notation: An Aid to Production" by Ann Hutchinson [later known as Ann Hutchinson Guest], written in 1952, and annotations made c1952. The article was intended for publication in "Impulse". [It is not known if the article was ever published.] The article has also been annotated with the date and with details of intended publication; annotations made c1952.
- Published article "Shakers Come to London" by Margaret Abbie, with related Labanotated scores by Doris Humphrey. [The publication this article came from is not known.] Article published c1958. The article has been stamped to say it was held at the London Branch of the Dance Notation Bureau Library; stamp added c1958.
- Photocopy of published article "Coppelia 1870 and Other Pleasures" by GBL Wilson. Article published in "Dancing Times", November 1967. Photocopy made c1967.
- Photocopy of published article "Ballet Company Consult Dance Notation Expert" by Ian Grant Cumming. Article published in "Glasgow Herald", 17 January 1973. Photocopy made c1973.
- Photocopy of published article "The Recovery of a Forgotten Jewel" by JP [full name of author not given]. Article published in "Dance and Dancers", January 1977. Photocopy made c1977. The photocopy has been annotated with a reference for the publication it came from; annotations made c1977.
- Photocopy of published article "Reviving Balanchine" by Dale Harris. [The publication this article came from is unknown.] Article published 1983. Before the article was photocopied it was annotated with the date of publication; annotations made c1983. Photocopy made c1983.
- Photocopy of annotated, published article "Barnes On... The Assessment and Reassessment of George Balanchine" by Clive Barnes. Article published in "Ballet News", c1983. Annotations made in c1983 before the article was photocopied. Photocopy made c1983.
- Photocopy of published paper "What is Dance?: Implications for Dance Notation" by Judy Van Zile; originally presented at the August 1984 International Congress on Movement Notation at the International Theatre Institute, Tel Aviv University, Israel. Paper published c1984. Photocopy made c1984.
- Photocopy of published article "Notated Dance Premieres at Gammage Concert" by Fran Byrn. Article published by Arizona State University in "Insight", c1980s. Photocopy made c1980s. The photocopy has been annotated with details of the publication it came from; annotations made c1980s.
- Photocopy of typed article "A Gala for Fanny: Revivals for Elssler's Centenary" by Ann Hutchinson Guest, written 1985. The article was intended for publication in "The Dancing Times". [It is not known if the article was ever published.] Photocopy made c1985.
- Photocopy of annotated, published article "Notation Provides the Key to Many Balletic Treasures" by Jack Anderson. Article published in "The New York Times" newspaper, [1985]. Annotations made in c1985 before the photocopy was taken. Photocopy made c1985.
- Photocopy of published article "A Trip to the Nunnery" by Ann Hutchinson Guest. Article published in "Dancing Times", March 1985. Photocopy made c1985. |