La Meri and her life in dance : performing the world /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Ruyter, Nancy Lee Chalfa, author.
Imprint:	Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2019]
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	La Meri, -- 1898-1988. La Meri, -- 1898-1988. Choreographers -- United States -- Biography. Dancers -- United States -- Biography. Choreographers. Dancers. United States. Electronic books. Biographies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13513624

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ISBN:	9780813057248 0813057248 9780813066097
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 09, 2019).
Summary:	This book is both a biography of La Meri and an analysis of the significance of her theory and practice, with attention to her own performance, choreography, writings, and teaching.
Other form:	Print version: Ruyter, Nancy Lee Chalfa. Meri and her life in dance. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2019]

Table of Contents:

Russell Meriwether Hughes: the early years: 1899-1920s
Early professional work and touring : 1920s
Life in Italy and beyond 1929-1936
Australia and Asia 1936-1937
Here and there in a world of turmoil 1937-1939
A reinvented life in the United States as teacher, innovator, and woman 1939-1956
Performance and choreography in New York and beyond: 1940-1956 and Jacob's pillow 1940's-1970's
New York; Cape Cod; San Antonio: new transitions: 1956-1988
La Meri's writings
Final words.

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