Finding Aid for the Marcia Seigel Papers

Biographical Statement

Biography of Marcia B. Siegel, b. 1932

Marcia B. Siegel is an international dance critic and lecturer. She has served as critic for the Hudson Review and the Boston Phoenix, as well as reviewer for New York Magazine, Christian Science Monitor, and Soho Weekly News. Siegel is the author of several books and collections of essays and criticism including: At the Vanishing Point; The Shapes of Change; Howling Near Heaven – Twyla Tharp and the Reinvention of Modern Dance; Days on Earth – the dance of Doris Humphrey; Mirrors and Scrims – The Life and Afterlife of Ballet. She holds a CMA certificate in Laban Movement Analysis, and was resident faculty at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, 1983-1999.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains Marcia B. Siegel’s research materials for her book Howling Near Heaven – Twyla Tharp and the Reinvention of Modern Dance. Materials include audio cassettes and transcripts of interviews, programs and review notes, choreographic notes, photographs, articles, and research notes.

Arrangement

Restrictions on Use

For research use in the library only.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

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Preferred Citation:

[Item], [Folder Title], [Box Number], Marcia Siegel Papers, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

Processing Information:

These records were organized and cataloged in 2012 by Rachael Riggs Leyva, Dance Heritage Coalition fellow. Cataloguing funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation through the CLIR Hidden Collections Program.

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