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Harkness Veterans . . . pressing notice

Harkness Veterans . . . pressing notice

I just received word from Helen Booth: does anyone remember an early-70s Harkness trainee names Jayme Nesbitt?

Hello,

My name is Helen Booth, I take care of the archives here at the St. Catharines Museum in Ontario, Canada.

We are looking for any information about a dancer who trained with Harkness House for a summer in the 70s, his name is Jayme Nesbitt. I wonder if you would mind…

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Searching for Vickie

A Rare Shot of an Unforgotten Friend . . . Vickie Garlitz  and I (mickey [Michele] morgan) both came to NYC to become Harkness trainees in the summer of 1970. We roomed together when we first arrived at the East End Hotel (?) for Women . . . within walking distance of Harkness at 75th and 5th. We spent our high school years in the Dayton Ballet, as did NYCB principal dancer Daniel Duell, his…

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for Cookie 2

              photo by Milton Oleaga, c. 71   michele morgan with Rick McCullough to her rt, at Luigi’s studio during jazz class (photo by Milton Oleaga)    

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Sine Qua Non I go out to fall in to the sine wave of trees, water, grass, dirt, wind. I want…

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Eunia’s Coupling Eunia's Coupling I hang back detached at day as workers reticulate my effigy--grid by grid scaffolding forms a skeletal shape…

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Longworth’s Longworth's Jumped back from the curb genuflected his winter coat--standing up, waved. I waved back Then, after I rounded the corner from Staples, he ran across the street, praised…

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The Mystery of the Death of the Harkness Ballet

The Mystery of the Death of the Harkness Ballet

People often ask “Whatever happened to the Harkness Ballet?” This is a question we intend to explore in our film “An American Ballet Story” and we invite your participation in our efforts to uncover the real story. So far we’ve interviewed over 40 people who were associated with the Harkness – principal dancers, soloists, members of the corps, trainees, students, teachers and staff members. Some…

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Early Cranium Decor Early Cranium Decor My head at nineteen drew into its center. My lips refused and retreated at the same time.

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Brian MacDonald post-Harkness

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List of Harkness Ballets

List of Harkness Ballets

I’m trying to compile a list of which dance pieces appeared in which season. I’ve got the program for the first and second seasons, but I don’t have very much information about the following seasons: 1967-1968 1968-1969 1969-1970 1970-1971 1971-1972 1972-1973 1973-1974 Specifically, I’m looking for: Name of piece Composer’s name (was this an existing or commissioned score?) Choreographer’s name…

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Shakin' and Quakin' . . . Dance into Ecstasy

Shakin’ and Quakin’ . . . Dance into Ecstasy

Doris Humphrey’s “The Shakers” . . . the original Shakers and Quakers surely were TranceDancers Wild Horses in Francephotog. by Marco Carmassi Bradford Keeney on Shaking as Healing . . .  “. . . you need to be broken . . . the brokenness helps soften you . . . ” (however, I feel differently about the necessity of having an intention) . . .…

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Ballet Evolved – The First Four Centuries: The Men....

Ballet Evolved – The First Four Centuries: The Men….

Some vets will recognize many names here . . .

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Filmmaker Searching for Harkness Vets of 60s and 70s

Filmmaker Searching for Harkness Vets of 60s and 70s

Leslie Streit commented on About the Harkness Ballet blog Finally, an amateur effort at pulling all Harkness alums together. Facebook has been great as far as connecting us, and this … Hello Harkness Dancers and Friends, My name is Leslie Streit and I am a filmmaker in California. In 2010 I began a 3 part project with Maria Vegh under the auspices of ODC Theater in San Francisco. It is all about…

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Linda DiBona . . . the grace and womanliness of Margot Fonteyn--In Ben Stevenson's classic "Three Preludes"

Linda DiBona . . . the grace and womanliness of Margot Fonteyn–In Ben Stevenson’s classic “Three Preludes”

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A Tribute to Kazuo Ohno

A Tribute to Kazuo Ohno, Japanese Butoh Artist at http://HarknessBallet.wordpress.com

In Memoriam for Japanese Butoh Artist Kazuo Ohno

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"Beneath the Veil" . . . a Harkness Veteran

michele/mickey aka mickeypamo

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