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Walter Sorell research files on Mary Wigman

Title
Walter Sorell research files on Mary Wigman, 1927-1976.
Author
Sorell, Walter, 1905-1997.
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Additional Authors
  • Wigman, Mary, 1886-1973.
  • Cullberg, Birgit.
  • Hoyer, Dore, 1911-1967.
  • Martin, John , 1893-1985.
  • Page, Ruth, 1899-1991.
  • Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972.
Description
.25 linear feet (1 box)
Summary
Dancer and choreographer Mary Wigman is the focus of this research collection created by Walter Sorell. Clippings, correspondence, reference materials, and writings found in the collection served as research files for The Mary Wigman Book (1975), an anthology of Wigman's works, edited and translated by Sorell. Correspondents include Birgit Cullberg, Dore Hayer, Ruth Page (Fisher), John Martin, Ted Shawn, and Mary Wigman.
Subject
  • Sorell, Walter, 1905-1997
  • Wigman, Mary, 1886-1973
  • Cullberg, Birgit > Correspondence
  • Hoyer, Dore, 1911-1967 > Correspondence
  • Martin, John , 1893-1985 > Correspondence
  • Page, Ruth, 1899-1991 > Correspondence
  • Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972 > Correspondence
  • Wigman, Mary, 1886-1973 > Correspondence
  • Dance critics > United States
  • Modern dance > Germany > History
Genre/Form
  • Clippings.
  • Correspondence.
Biography (note)
  • Austrian-born Walter Sorell (1905-1997), who was dance critic, educator, and painter, as well as a prolific author of novels, plays, and poems, settled in New York City in 1939 after fleeing from the Nazi regime.
  • Dancer and choreographer Mary Wigman (1886-1973, real name, Karoline Sophie Marie Wiegmann) was a pioneering figure in German dance, having studied under Rudolf von Laban, another important innovator in the field.
Language (note)
  • Includes items in English and German.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 189
OCLC
NYPG06-A183
Author
Sorell, Walter, 1905-1997.
Title
Walter Sorell research files on Mary Wigman, 1927-1976.
Biography
Austrian-born Walter Sorell (1905-1997), who was dance critic, educator, and painter, as well as a prolific author of novels, plays, and poems, settled in New York City in 1939 after fleeing from the Nazi regime. From 1950-1966, he was the New York dance critic for the Providence Journal, as well as a contributor to other publications, including Ballet Today, Dance Magazine, Dance News, and the Dance Observer. Sorell's published books (more than twenty-five in German and English) include The Dance Through the Ages (1967), Dance in Its Time (1981), and a biography of Hanya Holm (1969), in addition to English translations of two anthologies of writings by the German Expressionist choreographer, Mary Wigman, The Language of Dance (1966) and The Mary Wigman Book (1975).
Dancer and choreographer Mary Wigman (1886-1973, real name, Karoline Sophie Marie Wiegmann) was a pioneering figure in German dance, having studied under Rudolf von Laban, another important innovator in the field. Although she made only three tours of the United States, Wigman left a lasting influence upon American modern dance through disciples such as Hanya Holm and Alwin Nikolais. Her works often employed non-Western instrumentation, but the primary musical accompaniment for her most well-known dances was percussion. She often used masks in her pieces, influenced again by non-western motifs.
Language
Includes items in English and German.
Indexes
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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Occupation
Dance critics.
Added Author
Wigman, Mary, 1886-1973.
Cullberg, Birgit.
Hoyer, Dore, 1911-1967.
Martin, John , 1893-1985.
Page, Ruth, 1899-1991.
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972.
Research Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 189
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