Reminiscences of Jean Erdman : oral history, 1979.

Biographical Note

Dancer.

Scope and Contents

Early exposure to Isadora Duncan dancing; Sarah Lawrence, 1934-37: contrast between technique of and instruction by Martha Graham and Marion Knighton, theater courses, structure in dance composition; member of Martha Graham's dance company at Bennington, 1937-41: exposure to choreography and professional dancing, apprentice in Graham's company, production of AMERICAN DOCUMENT, CELEBRATION and other pieces, Martha Graham as instructor, dancer and dramatic choreographer; JAZZ MAZE; comparative dance methods of Martha Graham, Hanya Holm, Doris Humphrey and others.

Subjects

• Bennington College.
• Bowers, Theresa, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Dancers--Interviews.
• Erdman, Jean--Interviews.
• Graham, Martha.
• Interviews.
• Modern dance.
• Oral histories (literary works)

Access Conditions

Copyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1982.