Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Forewordby Charles Reinhart; Preface; Introduction; 1. Bennington:An Historic Milepost; 2. 1933: Planning the School; 3. Summer of 1934: The Beginning; 4. Summer of 1935: The Workshop Began; 5. Summer of 1936: The First Festival; 6. Summer of 1937: The Final Workshop Program, the Fellowships; 7. Summer of 1938: Culmination of a Plan, or the Year of the Tent -- 8. Summer of 1939: From East to West; 9. Summer of 1940: First Summer of the School of the Arts; 10. Summer of 1941: Last Summer of the School of the Arts
11. Summer of 1942: Bennington College Summer Session12. Looking Back: Group Discussion on the Bennington School of the Dance, 1959; 13. Recollections and Anecdotes; Epilogue; Appendix A. Timeline of Dance Premieres and Other Historic Events; Appendix B. Students, Faculty/Staff and Audiences, 1934 to 1942; Appendix C. Biographies of Contributors of Recollections; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
"The story of this groundbreaking summer dance program is told through the voices of staff, faculty, and students. Administrative director Mary Josephine Shelly's previously unpublished writings form a key summary of eight of the nine summer sessions. The Bennington School of the Dance was held from 1934 to 1942"--Provided by publisher
