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First Chamber Dance Company records, 1961-1979
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- First Chamber Dance Company
- Title
- First Chamber Dance Company records
- Dates
- 1961-1979 (inclusive)19611979
- Quantity
- 12 cubic feet plus 4 oversize packages (12 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 3694 (Accession No. 3694-001)
- Summary
- Administrative records of a dance company established in New York in 1961
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Dance company established in New York, 1961, as First Chamber Dance Quartet. In 1969 the Quartet added more dancers and expanded into First Chamber Dance Company, under the direction of original Quartet member Charles Bennett. Until the summer of 1974, the Company was based in New York but was spending increasing time in the Northwest, especially at the Summer Dance Laboratory (at Fort Worden near Port Townsend) which Charles Bennett developed about 1972. In July 1974, the First Chamber Dance Company formally relocated in Seattle and created the Performing Dance foundation to act as the parent Corporation of the Company and of its school, the Professional Dance Center. Apprentices from this training program formed the Chamber Dance Junior Company, considered by many to be Charles Bennett's finest accomplishment. The First Chamber Dance Company experienced increasing financial problems which ultimately caused it to disband at the end of 1979.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Historical features, correspondence, financial records, programs, photos, clippings, and other materials relating to the company documenting its operations, including performances, summer workshops, Professional Dance Center, which trained young dancers, and a junior company.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Historical Features | |
| 1 | Organizational Features | |
| 1 | Correspondence | |
| 1-2 | Financial Records | |
| 2 | Contracts | |
| 2 | Brochures | |
| 2-3 | Programs | |
| 3 | Publicity | |
| 3 | Press Releases | |
| 3 | Dancers' Biographies | |
| 4 | Itineraries | |
| 4 | Grants and Grant Proposals including correspondence | |
| 5 | Fundraising | |
| 5 | Project and Planning Files | |
| 5 | Address File | |
| 5 | Unsorted files approximately 1 foot of unsorted folders; includes material from
many record series
|
|
| 6-7 | Photographs | |
| 15 | Oversized Photographs | |
| 13 | Oversized Posters | |
| 7-9 | Clippings | |
| 14 | Scrapbook of Clippings | |
| 9, 16 | Audio Tapes | |
| 9, 16 | Ephemera | |
| 10 | "Nutcracker" | |
| 10 | "Salute to Cole Porter" | |
| 10 | "Mercer's Girls" | |
| 10 | Opera House | 1979 June 02 |
| 10-11 | Tours including correspondence | |
| 11 | First Chamber Dance Quartet (Predecessor Organization) | |
| 11-12 | Performing Dance Foundation | |
| 12 | First Chamber Dance Company, Professional Dance Center | |
| 12 | First Chamber Dance Company, Chamber Dance Junior Company | |
| 12 | First Chamber Dance Company, Summer Dance Laboratory | |
| 12 | Dance Alliance of the Northwest States (DANS) |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- First Chamber Dance Company--Archives
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Bennett, Charles (creator)
Corporate Names
- Dance Alliance of the Northwest States (creator)
- Performing Dance Foundation (creator)
