The Art of Making Dances

by Doris Humphrey

Overview

Written just before the author's death in 1958, this book is an autobiography in art, a gathering of experiences in performance, and a lucid and practical source book on choreography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780871274069
Publisher:	Princeton Book Company
Publication date:	04/01/2025
Sold by:	INDEPENDENT PUB GROUP - EPUB - EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Doris Humphrey is one of the founders of American modern dance. Together with Charles Weidman she created the Humphrey-Weidman Dance Company (1929-19430 to present each other's choreography.
After retiring from performing in 1943, she became Artistic Director for the Jose Limon Dance Company until her death. She taught at The Juilliard School, the Bennington College Summer School of Dance, and as Director of Dance at New York's 92nd Street YMHA she conducted an annual class on choreography, the first of its kind.