Title | [Ann Hutchinson Guest] Documents relating to: the work of the Dance Notation Bureau, New York, [USA]; the work of the Language of Dance Centre, London; and the proposed establishment of a Movement Notation Institute [this may be the Labanotation Institute at the University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey] |
Description | Includes the following:
- Blank copies of certificates awarded by the Dance Notation Bureau, [New York, USA]. Blank copies dated mid- to late-20th Century.
- Notes taken during meetings of the Dance Notation Bureau, New York, [USA], with other documents relating to Dance Notation Bureau meetings. Notes and documents dated 1973-1983.
- Lists of the material held in the library of the Dance Notation Bureau, New York, [USA]; lists created 1962-1979.
- Publications from the Dance Notation Bureau, New York, [USA], including: "The Dance Notation Record" volume 6, issues 4 and 6 (1954-1955); "Newsletter of the Dance Notation Bureau" issues 20 and 22-23 (1955-1961); "Junior Dansnotator Magazine" issue 1 (1958); and "The Labanotator" issues 15, 20-21 and 25 (1963-1965).
- A leaflet advertising the work of the Dance Notation Bureau, New York, [USA]; leaflet created late-20th Century.
- Documents about the work of the Dance Notation Bureau, New York, [USA], including details of training courses run by the bureau and lists of staff at the bureau. Documents dated 1953-c1977.
- Correspondence and documents relating to the proposed establishment of a Movement Notation Institute; correspondence and documents dated c1973-1978. [This institute may be the Labanotation Institute, which was later established at the University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey.]
- Draft copies of leaflets advertising the work of the Language of Dance Centre, London; draft copies created late-20th Century.
- A booklet promoting Labanotation and the work of the Dance Notation Bureau, New York, [USA], titled "Dance Notation Conversation: Facts on the Universal System of Recording Human Movement - Labanotation", and published in 1955. Including draft copies of the text of the booklet; draft copies created c1955.
- A sales catalogue listing the publications and materials available for purchase from the Dance Notation Bureau, New York, [USA]; catalogued dated 1965.
- A programme for an evening event held to honour Ben Sommers and the Capezio Foundation, including an article about the work of the Dance Notation Bureau, New York, [USA]; programme dated 1983.
- Correspondence relating to the creation of and public reception of the newsletter "Action! Recording!"; correspondence dated 1976-1980. |