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Brigham Young University. Dancers' Company

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1975 - 2011

Administrative History

The Dancers' Company (1975-2011) was a performing arts group at Brigham Young University. The group was renamed Contemporary Dance Theatre in 2011.

Citation:
Dance in concert, 2009: title frame (Brigham Young University's Department of Dance presents; featuring The Dancers' Company)

dance.byu.edu, via WWW, 21 November 2019 (Contemporary performing groups; Contemporary Dance Theatre (CDT); since 1975; formerly known as The Dancers' Company)

Email from BYU Dance department chair, Pam Musil, Dec 13, 2019 (The Dancers' Company (TDC), official organization date 1975, organized by Kathie Debenham; name changed to Contemporary Dance Theatre (CDT) in 2011)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Dee Winterton calendars and newspaper clippings, approximately 1935-1984

 Series — Box 19: Series 12 [Barcode: 31197232482957]
Identifier: MSS 2378 Series 12
Scope and Contents

Contains academic year calendars, choreography, tour information, newspaper clippings, articles on Winterton and dance, comics, correspondence, and other materials. Topics discussed in this interview include local musical productions in BYU and local schools in Utah, and letters from Winterton to Kenneth M. Shelton. Dated approximately 1935-1984.

Dates: approximately 1935-1984
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2378, Dee Winterton collection

Dee Winterton personal papers on professional organizations, 1980-1983

 Series — Box 18: Series 11 [Barcode: 31197232482965]
Identifier: MSS 2378 Series 11
Scope and Contents Contains articles, information on various local dance companies, notes for a speech, newsletters, meeting minutes, performance schedules, memos, thank-you cards and other correspondence, clippings, research proposals, photographs, programs, comics, brochures, and other materials. Topics discussed in these materials include letters and applications from the Utah Arts Council and Utah Rural Arts Consortium, newsletters from the Dance Films Association about a choreography special on PBS,...
Dates: 1980-1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2378, Dee Winterton collection

Dee Winterton research and writings, 1974-1981

 Series — Box 6: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232482932]
Identifier: MSS 2378 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains campus memos, department periodicals, book lists, programs, articles, bibliographies, addresses, comics, research material, foundation and grant applications, scholarship information, correspondence, writing guidelines, notes, assignments, brochures, contracts, photographs, poetry, typescripts, and newspaper clippings. Topics discussed in these materials include choreography, composing literature, and writing drama. Dated 1974-1981.

Dates: 1974-1981
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2378, Dee Winterton collection

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