Series III contains oversized souvenir programs, fold-out posters, the Dance Theatre of Harlem - and sponsor-produced large-format marketing collateral, and dance world periodicals containing both cover and/or feature stories on the Dance Theatre of Harlem company and its principal dancers.
Box 3 Folder 1
Poster featuring photos and reviews of Dance Theatre of Harlem's 1971 performances from newspapers around the U.S. and the Caribbean
Box 3 Folder 2
Program from Dance Theatre of Harlem's first gala benefit, the "Harlem Homecoming", 13 Novermber 1972
Box 3 Folder 3
Dance Magazine
, January 1973
Feature story on the Dance Theatre of Harlem Co-Founder and Associate Director, Karel Shook, byline by Tobi Tobias: "Talking with Karel Shook" (pp. 65 A-71).
Box 3 Folder 4
Program from Dance Theatre of Harlem's second gala benefit, the "Harlem Homecoming II", 22 April 1973
Box 3 Folder 5
A large fold-out poster entitled, "Lifestream of the Dance Theatre of Harlem"
Featuring the names of recent donors and on the reverse side, a list of performances planned for Dance Theatre of Harlem's "Harlem Homecoming II." (I believe this poster was a companion piece inserted into the Harlem Homecoming II program (Item #4, above).
Box 3 Folder 6
Black Creation: A Quarterly Review of Black Arts & Letters Vol. 4, No. 3, Summer 1973
Containing a feature story, byline by Bernette Golden: "Dance Theatre of Harlem" (pp. 12-15).
Box 3 Folder 7
Dance Magazine
, May 1975
Featuring a photo of Dance Theatre of Harlem's Lydia Abarca in "Bugaku" on the cover and a companion story, byline by Olga Maynard: "Dance Theatre of Harlem—Arthur Mitchell's 'Dark and Brilliant Splendor'" (pp. 51-66)
Box 3 Folder 8
Oversized New York Magazine, 1975
Fold-out poster entitled, "New Stars and Styles of New York Dance," featuring photos of choreographers and dancers from various dance companies including Ronald Perry of Dance Theatre of Harlem
Box 3 Folder 9
Full-page color Advertisement for "Noir" perfume
Featuring Dance Theatre of Harlem's company members Rhonda Sampson and Ronald Perry. ("Noir" was sold by Fashion Fair Cosmetics, a division of Johnson Publishing Company, the publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines as well as the sponsor of the celebrated Fashion Fair haute couture runway show that toured the country in the 1970s)
Box 3 Folder 10
Dance Magazine
, January 1981
Featuring the cover photo, "Scheherazade Scandals: Dance Theatre of Harlem's Virginia Johnson and Eddie Shellman" (photo credit: Kenn Duncan), and Suzanne Shelton's companion story, "Significant Revivals: Michel Fokine's Scheherazade") (pp. 74-78)
Box 3 Folder 11
Ballet News Vol 2, No. 8, February 1981
Containing Mark Steinbrink's article on the Dance Theatre of Harlem, "Dream Factory" (pp. 14-16)
Unfortunately, the last two pages of the article appear to be missing. This appears to be a misprint by the magazine but perhaps the RBML's researchers can track downanother copy of the magazine and verify whether the mistake is the magazine's or mine. KJT
Box 3 Folder 12
Ballet News Vol. 4, No. 7, January 1983
Featuring a cover photo of "Virginia Johnson, the Dance Theatre of Harlem's Prima Ballerina" and Anita Frankel's companion story, "Dream Dancer: the Dance Theater of Harlem prima ballerina, Virginia Johnson" (pp. 10-13)
Box 3 Folder 13
Dance Magazine
, September 1984
Containing the feature story, "The Bayou Lady: the Dance Theatre of Harlem's Creole Giselle," by Peter J. Rosenwald, with photos by Jack Mitchell (pp. 58-65)
Box 3 Folder 14
Ballet News Vol. 6, No. 3, September 1984
Featuring a cover photo of the Dance Theatre of Harlem company in rehearsal ("Dance Theatre of Harlem's Creole Giselle"), photo credit: Steven Mark Needham, and Sheryl Flatow's companion story, "True to the Spirit" with color photos by Marbeth and black & white photos by Steven Mark Needham (pp. 10-14)
Box 3 Folder 15
Ballet News Vol. 7, No. 4, October 1985
Featuring the Obituary of the Dance Theatre of Harlem Co-Founder and Associate Director, Karel Shook (p. 40)
Box 3 Folder 16
Ballet News Vol. 7, No. 8, February 1986
Containing an ad announcing the Dance Theatre of Harlem's performance of "A Streetcar Named Desire" to be aired on PBS' Dance in America on February 21, 1986
Box 3 Folder 17
Dance Magazine
, June 1989
Featuring a cover photo by Jack Mitchell of the Dance Theatre of Harlem's Ronald Perry and Stephanie Dabney in Bronislava Nijinska's Rondo Capriccioso, with a companion story by Elizabeth Kendall: "Company as Community: the Dance Theatre of Harlem at 20" (pp. 40-42).
Box 3 Folder 18
The Dance Theatre of Harlem Souvenir Book
A glossy collection of black and white shots of the Dance Theatre of Harlem's Arthur Mitchell, dancers, and students at home in their Harlem studios and on stage in London and elsewhere. All photo credits: Marbeth. Souvenir book produced by: TwentyTen Advertisingfor sponsor, Revlon® cosmetics