Debbi Dee: Passing on the Art of Tap Dancing
Posted by: Libby Smigel
Dance Curator Libby Smigel talks to Debbi Dee exploring the tap dancer's early training and teaching.
Posted in: Dance, Interviews, New Acquisitions, Women in Dance
Category: Dance
Spring Programming Announced for 2022 Concerts from the Library of Congress
Posted by: Claudia Morales
The following is a guest post from Senior Concert Producer, Anne McLean. Series to Offer Virtual and In-Person Events, International Artists, World Premieres of Library of Congress Commissions The Library of Congress will present an exciting 22-event lineup of concerts, lectures, conversations with musicians and engaging educational programming in a packed spring season launching March …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Dance
Internship Reflection: Photography Collection Captures Innovation in the Performing Arts
Posted by: Libby Smigel
Intern Jade Vaughn looks at the work of photographer Peter Angelo Simon and the directors, composers, and choreographers he captured, such as Robert Wilson, Lucinda Childs, and Philip Glass.
10 Hairy Legs Dance in a Company’s Digital Archive
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
Frank A. Florentine: Master of Shadows and Light, Part 2
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Processing Technician Pam Murrell takes a closer look lighting designer Frank A. Florentine's work with dancer Rudolf Nureyev in this second of a two-part series.
Posted in: Dance, New Acquisitions
Frank A. Florentine: Master of Shadows and Light, Part 1
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
In the first of a two-part series, Processing Technician Pam Murrell introduces the local-born lighting designer, Frank A. Florentine, and presents the expansive scope of his career.
Posted in: Dance, New Acquisitions
More Than Words: A Virtual Tour of Designs, Dance, and Graphic Notation in the Music Division
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
Helen McGehee (1921-2020), a commemoration in pictures
Posted by: Libby Smigel
Dance Curator Libby Smigel takes a look at the life and legacy of Helen McGehee on her centenary.
Posted in: Dance, Guest bloggers, Staff, Women in Dance
Teacher Appreciation Week
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week, Emily Baumgart takes a look at several notable educators in the Music Division's special collections.
Posted in: Composers, Dance, Guest bloggers, Staff, Theater, Women in Dance, Women in Music, Women in Theater