Abstract
This article explores the significance of theatre dance material found in non-dance archives for dance studies research. It details discoveries made in various collections of personal papers that shed light on British theatre dance of the first half of the twentieth century. These comprised the UK Parliamentary Archives at Westminster; the Churchill Archives Centre at Churchill College Cambridge; the British Library and the Wellcome Collection in London; Kings College Cambridge Archive Centre; and the Harry Ransom Center in Austin Texas. Through a case study on dancer Maud Allan, the article demonstrates how archival data from non-dance archives can reshape our understanding of dance history and provide valuable insights for advancing dance studies research.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | (In-Press) |
| Number of pages | 33 |
| Journal | Dance Research |
| Volume | (In-Press) |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 5 Nov 2024 |
Keywords
- Archives, Theatre Dance, Maud Allan, Non-Dance Collections, Historiography, Personal Papers.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Arts and Humanities