The Bennington School of the Dance: A History in Writings by Elizabeth McPherson,Charles Reinhart
By Elizabeth McPherson,Charles Reinhart
the varsity produced targeted choreographic works by means of lecturers in place of abode: Martha Graham, Hanya Holm, Doris Humphrey, and Charles Weidman. prime choreographers of the later twentieth century akin to Merce Cunningham, Anna Halprin, José Limón, Alwin Nikolais and Anna Sokolow participated on the institution. the most important component to scholars have been highschool and school point academics who might unfold glossy dance around the state and abroad.
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