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Airing Out Our Drawers: 50-ish Years of CalArts’ History and Creativity from the Library and Institute Archives: School of Dance

A library guide companion to the CalArts Library Exhibition from October 2022 – May 2023

Selections from the School of Dance Faculty and Alumnx

Includes Programs in Dance and Choreography

School of Dance Faculty

Colin Connor : excerpts from choreographies by Colin Connor
Colin Connor, School of Dance Faculty
Dance Discourses by Susanne Franco (Editor); Marina Nordera (Editor)
Donald Byrd, School of Dance Faculty
Grand Hope Flower by Rosanna Gamson (Choreographer) (Director); Dance Camera West(Host institution); Dance Camera West Research Collection
Rosanna Gamson, Interim Dean, MFA Program Director, School of Dance
Imagine a Dance Training by Ariel Osterweis (Editor, Interviewer); California Institute of the Arts School of Dance
Ariel Osterweis and Dimitri Chamblas, School of Dance Faculty
Jiří Kylián: Nederlands Dans Theater by Jiri Kylian 1947- (Choreographer); Nederlands Dans Theater (Performer)
Glen Eddy, School of Dance faculty
Masters of Movement by Clive Barnes
Bella Lewitzky, School of Dance Faculty
Mia: A Dancer's Journey by Maria Ramas 1947- (Film director)
Mia Čorak Slavenska, School of Dance faculty
Motor Learning and Control for Dance: Principles and Practices for Performers and Teachers by Donna Krasnow; Mary Virginia Wilmerding
Donna H. Krasnow, School of Dance Faculty
Nijinsky by Alan Bates, Leslie Browne, George De la Pena
George de la Peña, School of Dance Faculty
The Private World of Ballet by John Gruen
Rebecca Wright, School of Dance faculty
Split Sides by Merce Cunningham (Choreographer) (Speaker); Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Holley Farmer, School of Dance faculty
Transcending Boundaries by Donald McKayle
Donald McKayle, School of Dance Faculty
Your Private Sky: Discourse by R. Buckminster Fuller; Joachim Krausse (Editor); Claude Lichtenstein (Editor); Princeton Architectural Press Staff
Allegra Fuller Snyder, School of Dance faculty

School of Dance Alumnx

Bamboozled by Spike Lee
Thomas Jefferson Byrd (MFA 82)
Between the Whiles by Zeena Parkins
Levi Gonzalez (BFA 97)
The Catherine Wheel by Twyla Tharp (Choreographer) (Director); David Byrne 1952- (Composer) (Performer) (Producer); Alan Yentob (Producer); Santo Loquasto; Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation
Mary Ann Kellogg (MFA 75)
The Choreographic by Jenn Joy
Luciana Achugar (BFA 95)
Dance Masters: Interviews with Legends of Dance by Janet Lynn Roseman
Alonzo King (DFA 07, BFA 72)
Finite & Infinite Games by RJ Muna (Director); Dance Camera West (Host institution); Dance Camera West Research Collection
Katie Diamond (BFA 03)
Im-possible by Ella Ben-Aharon (Director); Dance Camera West (Host institution)
Ella Ben-Aharon (BFA 03)
Intermediate Hecabe Modern Dance by Eunju Chung
Eunju Chung (MFA 08)
A Life in Dance by Rebecca Stenn; Fran Kirmser
Kate Weare (BFA 94)
Merce Cunningham: Common Time by Merce Cunningham (Artist); Fionn Meade (Editor); Joan Rothfuss (Editor); Olga Viso (Foreword by)
Maria Hassabi (MFA 94)
Music from Listen/Space: Scores and Recordings, Volume 3 by Listen/Space Commissions (Host institution)
Jessica Gaynor (MFA 02)
The Obscure Equivocal Definite Meaning to Everything by Alexandria Yalj; California Institute of the Arts School of Dance
Alexandria Yalj (MFA 07)
Raw. by California Institute of the Arts School of Dance
CalArts MFA I Dance Recital, Performed February 6 and 7, 1997 at Theater II at CalArts
Shadow, My Shadow by Bo Sul Kim (Filmmaker); Dance Camera West (Host institution); Dance Camera West Research Collection.
Nick Bruder (BFA 09)
The Silk Road by Cynthia Pepper (Choreographer) (Director)
Cynthia Pepper (BFA 84)
Welcome to Reality: An Anthology of Substream Sentiment by Amy Jones, Brian Gross, eds.
Arianne MacBean (MFA 99)
Women, Art, and Technology by Judy Malloy (Editor); Patricia Bentson (Foreword by); Sean Cubitt; Roger F. Malina
Dawn Stoppiello (BFA 89)

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Airing Out Our Drawers: 50-ish Years of CalArts' History and Creativity from the Library and Institute Archives exhibition and accompanying guides were compiled by the CalArts Library as a retrospective to highlight books, a/v materials, posters, and other materials in the various library collections. This is not a comprehensive representation of all materials or people affiliated with CalArts. If you would like to be included, or have any questions or suggestions about the exhibition, please contact us at libref@calarts.edu.