Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives: Taliesin Festival of Music & Dance audio recordings, 1957-1977

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Creator:
Wright, Olgivanna Lloyd, Wright, Iovanna Lloyd, and Taliesin Fellowship
Abstract:
The annual Taliesin Festivals of Music and Dance began in 1957 after the compeltion of the Pavilion at Taliesin West. Performances were choregraphed by Iovanna Lloyd Wright and were performed to music composed by Olgivanna Lloyd Wright. The cast was made up of members of the Taliesin Fellowship. Early performances were heavily inspired by Georges Gurdjieff's exercises and dances. The collection consists of 20 years of audio recordings from the Taliesin Music and Dance Festival and other dance performances by the Taliesin Fellowship.
Extent:
236 open reel audiotapes
Language:
English .
Scope and content:

The collection consists of 20 years of audio recordings from the Taliesin Music and Dance Festival and other dance performances by the Taliesin Fellowship. The collection contains both the festival and rehearsal recordings dated from 1957 to 1977. The majority of the music was composed by Olgivanna Lloyd Wright, and performed as dances choregraphed by Iovanna Lloyd Wright.

Biographical / historical:

The annual Taliesin Festivals of Music and Dance began in 1957 after the compeltion of the Pavilion at Taliesin West. Performances were choregraphed by Iovanna Lloyd Wright and were performed to music composed by Olgivanna Lloyd Wright. The cast was made up of members of the Taliesin Fellowship. Early performances were heavily inspired by Georges Gurdjieff's exercises and dances.

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Preferred citation:

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives : Taliesin Festival of Music & Dance audio recordings, 1957-1977. The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York).

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