Dance on. Alwin Nikolais
Description
Alwin Nikolais speaks about beginning his career as a piano accompanist at a dance studio. Seeing Mary Wigman for the first time he realized that he wanted to be a dancer, not an accompanist. Billie Mahoney and Alwin Nikolais discuss his work with other dancers, his travels and his career as choreographer and teacher.
Runtime
28 min
Series
Subjects
Contributor
Geography
Date of Publication
c1982
Database
Alexander Street
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