Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Reminiscences of William Bales [electronic resource] : oral history, 1979.
Creator: | Bales, William, 1910-1990 | Project: | Bennington Summer School of the Dance project. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | Transcript: 110 pages sound file : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit) | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteDancer, choreographer, educator.
Scope and ContentsFamily background; drama and dance studies at Carnegie Tech, 1934; dance instructor with sister in Carnegie and Washington, PA; dance instructor, Irene Kaufman Settlement House; choreography to commemorate Edwin L. Drake's capping of oil well; debut at Radio City Music Hall; study with Jose Limon and Martha Hill; association with Humphrey-Weidman Company; Bennington Summer School of the Dance, 1936, 1938; start of dance program at Bennington; recollections of Cecil Kitkat, Doris Humphrey, Martha Hill, Martha Graham, Robert Devore Leigh, Arch Lauterer.
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1982.
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