Dance Notation Bureau
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The Dance Notation Bureau (DNB) is a New York, New York based repository of dance score
s in Labanotation founded in 1940 with significant holdings of films, videotapes, photographs, programs and posters. At August 2007, it has commenced active work on the notation of dance works following a hiatus since October 2005. The work is both privately and publicly funded, including the National Endowment for the Arts
and the New York State Council on the Arts
and has a $500,000 endowment.
The DNB will be developing a database and digitizing its collection, including scores of dance works by approximately 165 artists, including George Balanchine
, Paul Taylor, Antony Tudor
, Bill T. Jones
, Doris Humphrey
, William Forsythe
, José Limón
and Laura Dean
.
The use of notation can support the performance of dances when interpreted with DNB assisting about 40 works to be performed each year, including 20 under license from the choreographer or their heirs.
The DNB's Extension for Education and Research is at the Ohio State University
.
Dance score
A dance score is a music score created for a dance performance or choreography. However, the term may also refer to the dance notation as distinguished from the musical score....
s in Labanotation founded in 1940 with significant holdings of films, videotapes, photographs, programs and posters. At August 2007, it has commenced active work on the notation of dance works following a hiatus since October 2005. The work is both privately and publicly funded, including the National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
and the New York State Council on the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts
The New York State Council on the Arts is an arts council serving the U.S. state of New York. It was established in 1960 through a bill introduced in the New York State Legislature by New York State Senator MacNeil Mitchell , with backing from Governor Nelson Rockefeller, and began its work in 1961...
and has a $500,000 endowment.
The DNB will be developing a database and digitizing its collection, including scores of dance works by approximately 165 artists, including George Balanchine
George Balanchine
George Balanchine , born Giorgi Balanchivadze in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to a Georgian father and a Russian mother, was one of the 20th century's most famous choreographers, a developer of ballet in the United States, co-founder and balletmaster of New York City Ballet...
, Paul Taylor, Antony Tudor
Antony Tudor
Antony Tudor was an English ballet choreographer, teacher and dancer.-Biography:Tudor, born William Cook, discovered dance accidentally. He began dancing professionally with Marie Rambert in 1928, becoming general assistant for her Ballet Club the next year...
, Bill T. Jones
Bill T. Jones
Bill T. Jones is an American artistic director, choreographer and dancer.-Early life:Jones was born in Bunnell, Florida and his family moved North as part of the Great Migration in the first half of the twentieth century. They settled in Wayland, New York, where Jones attended Wayland High School...
, Doris Humphrey
Doris Humphrey
Doris Batcheller Humphrey was a dancer and choreographer of the early twentieth century. Humphrey was born in Oak Park, Illinois but grew up in Chicago, Illinois. She was the daughter of Horace Buckingham Humphrey and Julia Ellen Wells and was a descendant of pilgrim William Brewster...
, William Forsythe
William Forsythe (dancer)
William Forsythe is an American dancer and choreographer resident in Frankfurt am Main in Hessen. He is known internationally for his work with the Ballett Frankfurt and The Forsythe Company...
, José Limón
José Limón
José Arcadio Limón was a pioneer in the field of modern dance and choreography. In 1928, at age 20, he moved to New York City where he studied under Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman. In 1946, Limón founded the José Limón Dance Company...
and Laura Dean
Laura Dean
Laura Dean is a dancer, choreographer and composer.Dean is the recipient of many awards including the 2008 Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance. She has also received a "Bessie" New York Dance Award for her work with composer Steve Reich...
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The use of notation can support the performance of dances when interpreted with DNB assisting about 40 works to be performed each year, including 20 under license from the choreographer or their heirs.
The DNB's Extension for Education and Research is at the Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
.