Louis Johnson papers, 1930-2020, bulk 1950-2020

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Series I: Ballet, 1953-2007

This series contains notes, photographs, posters, and programs related to ballets that Johnson choreographed and/or performed in. These include productions attributed to his early company the Louis Johnson Dance Company, as well as Alvin Ailey Dance Company, Dance Theater of Harlem, the D.C. Repertory Theatre, and others.



Box 1 Folder 1 Afternoon in the Park, 1965-1966

HAR-YOU


Box 1 Folder 2 The Ball, 1974

DC Rep


Box 1 Folder 3 Changes, 1973

DC Rep


Box 1 Folder 4 Cozy Corner, 1957

Louis Johnson and Company


Box 1 Folder 5 Echoes of Spain, 1979

Ballet Hispanico


Box 1 Folder 6 Et Cetera, 1973

Cincinnati Ballet Company, also spelled Excetera


Box 1 Folder 7 First Sin, 1960

New York Ballet Concepts


Box 1 Folder 8 Folk Impressions, 1960-1961

Louis Johnson Dance Theatre


Box 1 Folder 9 Fontessa and Friends, 1982-1993

Alvin Ailey Dance Company


Box 1 Folder 10 Forces of Rhythm, 1971-2003


Box 1 Folder 11 Gospel U.S.A., 1982

Marie Brooks Childrens Dance Research Theatre


Box 1 Folder 12 Harlequin, 1954-1969

Louis Johnson Dance Theatre


Box 1 Folder 13 Kindergarten, 1953-1985


Box 1 Folder 14 Lament, 1953-1985


Box 1 Folder 15 Lament Photos, 1953


Box 1 Folder 16 Menotti's The Unicorn, 1972

Cincinnati Ballet Company


Box 1 Folder 17 No Outlet, 1969

Louis Johnson Dance Theatre


Box 1 Folder 18 Nutcracker, 1972

DC Rep


Box 1 Folder 19 The Pantages Two-a-Day, 1989

Joffrey Ballet at the Kennedy Center



Box 2 Folder 1 Rite, 1973-1975

DC Rep


Box 2 Folder 2 Slow Drag, 1957


Box 2 Folder 3 Soul on Pointe, 1998

Dance Theatre of Harlem


Box 2 Folder 4 Spirit, 1993-2007


Box 2 Folder 5 Spiritual Suite, Undated


Box 2 Folder 6 Taking It to the Street, Undated


Box 2 Folder 7 Uptown/Downtown, 1969

Louis Johnson Dance Theatre


Box 2 Folder 8 A View from the Ghetto, 1966-1969

HAR-YOU/Louis Johnson Dance Theatre


Box 2 Folder 9 What a World, 1963


Box 2 Folder 10 When Malindy Sings, 1973-1987

DC Rep


Box 2 Folder 11 Wings, 1958-1974

Dance Theatre of Harlem, also called Wing Suite


Box 2 Folder 12 Workout, 1991

Alvin Ailey Dance Company