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Posted by: Heather Darnell
On Wednesday, June 25, 2025, the Library of Congress Music Division had the honor of welcoming attendees of the Dance Studies Association’s Annual Conference to a special collection display. Held this year in Washington, D.C., the conference explored the theme “Indeterminate States: Bodies, Fields, Practice.” Inspired by the city’s complex symbolic and practical relationship to …
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Posted by: Heather Darnell
The Library of Congress Music Division is excited to announce the release of Black Dancers and Choreographers: A Guide to Resources at the Library of Congress, a comprehensive research guide showcasing the Library’s unique resources on the rich history and cultural impact of Black artists in American dance. Since the 19th century, Black dancers and …
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Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Peek at 10 Hairy Legs Dance Company Archive, the Music Division's first entirely born-digital collection, with this post from Archivist Dr. Stephanie Akau.
Posted in: Dance
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Music Division staff lead a virtual tour through selections of colorful graphic aspects of performing arts documentation.
Posted in: Composers, Dance, Musical Theater, Staff, Women in Dance, Women in Music, Women in Theater
Posted by: Libby Smigel
National Dance Week 2021 is upon us! Let’s take a guided tour from the safety of our homes through a recently published research guide, Dance Research at the Library of Congress. Pay close attention to all of the digital resources available online! My personal favorite in the online exhibitions list is Politics and the Dancing Body. A favorite digital collection is a bit harder for me to pin down. It’s a pretty tight contest between Ballets Russes de Serge Diaghilev and WPA Posters.
Posted in: Dance, Digital Collections
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
A whirlwind tour of five newly described and available dance collections: Cesi Kellinger Collection of Dance Materials, Dance Notation Collection, Jane Dudley Papers, Larry Warren Collection on Anna Sokolow and Lester Horton, and the Lester Horton Dance Theater Collection.
Posted in: Dance, Musical Theater, Special Collections, Women in Dance
Posted by: Libby Smigel
National Dance Week 2021 begins April 19th. Today's post gives an early launch to National Dance Week by featuring dance, dancers, and choreographers within archived websites at the Library of Congress!
Posted in: Dance, Digital Collections, Web Archives
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
The Library of Congress is home to the Harriet Hoctor Collection, an archive that documents the life and career of "America's premiere ballerina" of the 1920s and 1930s.
Posted in: Dance, Special Collections, Women in Dance
Posted by: Libby Smigel
Dance Archivist Libby Smigel and I are excited to present a Saturday Research Orientation for dance on October 20! Whether you’re a seasoned dance researcher, a first-time Library visitor, local dance educator, or student currently studying dance, we can’t wait to meet you and share our resources with you. Please register for this free event …