Exhibitions, demonstrations and lectures, 1933-1990

Component identifier:

Series 10

Content Summary:

This series documents numerous exhibitions, lectures and dance demonstrations relating to or featuring Bodenwieser. These activities reflect the continuing interest in and appreciation of Bodenwieser and her work. Cuckson and Towsey helped to promote Bodenwieser through donations or loan of material for exhibitions and lectures. As well, they organised and presented a number of lectures and lecture demonstrations based on Bodenwieser's choreography. This series includes correspondence, photographs, exhibition programs and catalogues, lectures, dance newsletters and journals. Other material relating to various exhibitions is included in Series 2 and 11.

The earliest exhibition to include Bodenwieser was 'Der tanz', in Künstlerbund Hagen, Vienna, 1933. A major exhibition in Vienna in 1979-1980, 'Tanz - 20. Jahrhundert in Wien' (Dance in the Twentieth Century in Vienna) included a display on Bodenwieser and her work. In 1982 the Hilverding Society (Vienna) donated material from this exhibition to the Theatre Collection of the National Library of Vienna, and provided the Gertrud Bodenwieser Archives with copies of material relating to Bodenwieser's career in Europe. The catalogue prepared by Cuckson and Towsey includes details of many of these events.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Following Gertrud Bodenwieser's death in 1959, papers documenting her extensive career as a dancer, choreographer and teacher were left in the custody of Marie Cuckson. Together with Emmy Towsey, Cuckson arranged and added to the collection, through donations of memoirs, costume designs and other material from Bodenwieser's friends and associates. In August 1998 the collection was donated to the Library by Cuckson and her daughter Barbara Cuckson. Part of this collection was also sent to the National Film and Sound Archive.

Subjects:

Performing arts

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