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Dance on. Alwin Nikolais /

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Alwin Nikolais speaks about beginning his career as a piano accompanist at a dance studio. Seeing Mary Wigman for the first time he realized that he wanted to be a dancer, not an accompanist. Billie Mahoney and Alwin Nikolais discuss his work with other dancers, his travels and his career as choreog...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Insight Media (Firm), Louis/Nikolais Dance Theater Lab
Other Authors: Hutcheson, Jon, Mahoney, Billie, Nikolais, Alwin
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: New York : Insight Media, [1982]
Series:Dance on
Subjects:
Nikolais, Alwin > Interviews.
Choreographers > United States > Interviews.
Dancers > United States > 20th century > Biography.
Modern dance.
United States.
Internet videos.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Alwin Nikolais speaks about beginning his career as a piano accompanist at a dance studio. Seeing Mary Wigman for the first time he realized that he wanted to be a dancer, not an accompanist. Billie Mahoney and Alwin Nikolais discuss his work with other dancers, his travels and his career as choreographer and teacher.
Item Description:Previously released on DVD.
Title from cassette label.
Slide.
Physical Description:1 online resource (28 min.).