Posts from the Jerome Robbins Dance Division

Lista de recursos en línea gratuitos para ayudarle a profundizar en los muchos aspectos de la historia y la cultura latinx e hispana, todo gratis con una tarjeta de la biblioteca.

List of free online resources to help you delve into the many aspects of Latinx & Hispanic history and culture, all free with a library card.

A new lineup of Asian American authors will visit with us to talk about their latest books beginning this September.

Asian American dance artists have appeared on U.S. stages since the nineteenth century. They have worked behind the scenes, sometimes anonymously, to train and inspire others and choreograph in ballet and modern dance as well as dance from their own heritages. Learn about ten of these artists from the twentieth century in the short biographies we've provided at the end of the volume.

In this volume, we bring you courageous and tenacious women dancers to color.

Our latest coloring book pays homage to vaudeville performers and their versatility, adaptability, and resilience—qualities we have all needed this past year.

Thanks to Oswald's visionary leadership, and unapologetic insistence that dance was a legitimate field of academic study, the Dance Division now houses the largest collection of dance materials anywhere in the world.

Classical music has been blessed with many composers of African descent, but history has not always remembered them. Here are just a few exceptional composers from the NYPL music collection that we invite you to discover and explore.

For more than three decades, the dancer, choreographer, and scholar influenced and inspired performers and artists alike with her prolific writings on dance.

Her forty years worth of images are a who’s who of some of the greatest actors on stage as well as composers, directors, choreographers, dancers, and producers behind the scenes during rehearsals.

Joining us online for presentations and chat sessions with our research fellows on January 29th? Here are book titles related to their topics that you can check out from the Library.

You're invited to look through our Annual Report and celebrate with us some of the things we accomplished this past year.

'Tis the season of balls and joyous gatherings, though we know that sadly isn't possible this year. May this volume of celebration images bring you some wistful joy and hope, and may it presage happier times in the future when we can all meet again in person.

These recommendations feature timeless classics that touch the child in all of us, since we think nothing is more festive than the story of 'The Nutcracker' as told through dance.

The Jerome Robbins Dance Division was honored to acquire the Remy Charlip Collection in 2020.

Dance Division’s collections are open to all, and we have for years been especially focused on providing educational resources about dance. Like all cultural phenomena, dance reflects the society in which it is created, and learning about dance is a way into learning about the world we live in.

After a historic election this month and with Thanksgiving just around the corner as I write this, it seems only fitting that our latest coloring book celebrates dance for and of the people.

The Jerome Robbins Dance Division staff have put together a list of their favorite dance reads to help you while away the wintery hours.

For anyone needing some dark humor to get through the circumstances we find ourselves in this year, this volume is for you.