Laban Dance Programmes and Courses

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a) Photocopied programme in German for Labanschule Sommertkurse in Ascona 1913?

b) Regulations in French for the School of Art at Monte Verita, headed "Reglement de l'ecole d'art du Monte Verita", listing Mr Laban de Varalja as Director

c) Three photocopied sheets in German relating to the Schule fuer Bewegungskunst at Monte Verita. The third sheet is a copy of the back of b) above

d) Certificate in German for Hans Brandenburg to be involved in Tanz-Ton-Wort, at the Sommersemester, Ascona, June 1914

e) Photocopied programme in German for "Die Eurythmie in Tanz u. Spiel" at the Labanschule Zurich in April, May and June 1918

f) Original Programme in German for "Don Juan" a dance drama by Rutholph Laban at the Neues Theater am Zoo Hamburg 1925, with foreword by Rudolf von Laban.

g) Programme in German for "Terpsichore" and "Don Juan" by Rudolf von Laban, 4 December 1925, in Hamburg, with articles by Laban and photographs. Laban plays the part of Don Juan

h) Separate edition of an article in German by Rudolf von Laban entitled "Der Tanz als Eigenkunst". Stamped on front: Archives Laban" and the date 1926?

i) Programme? in German for Rudolf Laban's Kammertanzbuhne, directed by Dussia Bereska, 26 and 27 March 1926

j) Programme in German for Sommer-Kurse at the Choreographisches Institit Laban 1 July to 30 August (no date)

k) Programme in German for the Verband der Labanschulen E.V. (Federation of Laban Schools), June 1927

l) Programme in German "Verein fur Volksunterhaltungsabende" for an appearance by Rudolf Laban in Kammertanz and Don Juan at the Community, 3 May ? and photocopy

m) Programme in German for "3 Deutschen Tanzerkongresses" (the Third Dancers' Congress) in Munich,1930. Laban is listed on second page and several times in the programme

n) Photocopied programme in German for "Tannhauser" at the Buhnenfestspiele Bayreuth (Bayreuth Festival), 9 August 1930, choreographed by Rudolf von Laban

o) Typed list of Programmes choreographed by Rudolf Laban from the State Opera Berlin 1931/32/33, with the programmes attached

p) Six photocopied programmes and cast lists in German for productions at the State Opera Berlin in which Rudolf Laban is featured (some of which are listed in o above)

q) Programme for "Tanze" with Hertha Feist (no date)

r) Programme for Grace Cornell in "Theatre Dances" arranged by Rudolph (sic) von Laban. 19 Jan 1932 in New York

s) Programme for "Rudolph (sic) von Laban conducts Summer Classes in The Modern Dance, 1932" at Napoule near Cannes. Stamped on back: "Archiv Laban"

t) Magazine article in German headed "Tanz in Amerika", about Laban. Same text in 58/39/25

u) Information in German about "Labankurse" and "Labangarten" in Zurich with information and application form in middle. Typed English translation attached

v) Booklet headed "Wir Tanzen" (We Dance) in German 1936 with foreword by Rudolf von Laban

w) Programme in German for "Solo-Gruppen-Chor-Tanze" at the Stadttheater Aschaffenburg 3 November 1953

x) Sheet in German headed "Der Kampf um den Tanz" by Rudolf von Laban, 19 February 1929, with with list of publications for the Choreographisches Institut Laban on the back. Stamped: "Archiv Laban". Photocopy of each side included."

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