Cataloguing the Jacob’s Pillow costume collection

In 2018 I undertook a Research Fellowship in the archives of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Massachusetts. My project was to catalogue and rehouse the extensive Jacob's Pillow costume collection, still in the original travelling trunks. The History of the Collection The origin of the Costume Collection falls into two categories; those costumes kept by Ted… Continue reading Cataloguing the Jacob’s Pillow costume collection

The week Vaslav Nijinsky spent in Texas

I have long been fascinated with the Ballets Russes USA tours in 1916 and 1917. In 2018 I researched the week the company spent in Texas for the publication Arts and Culture Texas. The following article is reproduced with permission from Arts and Culture Texas. In early December 1916 Vaslav Nijinsky, the greatest dancer alive,… Continue reading The week Vaslav Nijinsky spent in Texas