Contact sheet from Colorado Dance Festival Photograph collection

Collection Overview

Creator: Colorado Dance Festival

Title: Colorado Dance Festival Photographs

Inclusive Dates: 1979-2001

Size: 2 linear ft.

Processed By: Glenn Giffin, August 2004

Scope and Content

The Colorado Dance Festival Photographs Collection was a working collection, intended for loaning to various news media for publicity and supporting previews, reviews and features. All of the artists and companies presented by the festival are represented. The collection is particularly rich in modern dance; skimpy in ballet and ethnic forms. The bulk of the photographs are eight inch by ten inch glossy prints though many of the images are duplicated in negative transparencies depending on the needs of various publications. There are numerous 35 mm color slides as well. Duplicate prints have been weeded; negatives retained. Over 600 entries represent over 1,000 images. Series I includes publicity and production photographs submitted by individuals and dancers either for faculty/performer biographies for programs or as publicity for performances during the Colorado Dance Festival. Series II includes outreach and social events sponsored by the festival. Notable is a series of action stills featuring Blondell Cummings with Keith Terry; a rich variety of Eiko and Koma images as well as David Dorfman Dance. Not cataloged are the various snapshots of outreach activities, parties following openings and other social occasions.

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