Finding aid for the Don Bondi collection of dance programs and publications
Table of Contents
Finding aid prepared by Sue Luftschein, 2012 June
Summary Information
- Repository
- USC Libraries Special Collections
- Creator
- Bondi, Don
- Title
- Don Bondi collection of dance programs and publications
- Collection no.
- 6010
- Date
- 1920s-2004
- Extent
- 1.42 Linear feet, 2 boxes
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- Programs from performances of ballet, modern dance, and musicals; pamphlets and journal offprints discussing dance and dancers.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], Don Bondi collection of dance programs and publications, Collection no. 6010, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Biographical note
Don Bondi is a dancer based in Los Angeles. A USC graduate, he was a lead dancer with the Gloria Newman and Bella Lewitzky dance companies, a choreographer, and a lecturer in dance and theatre at USC in the 1970s. In 2012 he donated his collection of books on dance to the USC Libraries. These programs were part of that donation.
Scope and contents
Programs from performances of ballet, modern dance, and musicals; pamphlets and journal offprints discussing dance and dancers.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
USC Libraries Special Collections
2012 June
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Acquisition
Gift of Don Bondi, March 2012.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Periodicals
- Programs
Personal Name(s)
- Bondi, Don -- Archives
Subject(s)
- Ballet companies--Archival resources
- Dance companies--Archival resources
- Musicals--Archival resources
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Dance programs |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Ballet Theatre, Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles 1954 February |
1 | 1 | ||
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New York City Ballet, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles 1954 July 19-31 |
1 | 2 | ||
| Box | ||||
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Alexandra Danilova, Royce Hall Auditorium, UCLA 1954 October 28 |
2 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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London's Festival Ballet, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles 1954 December 29, 30, 31 |
1 | 3 | ||
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New York City Ballet, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles 1955 August 1-13 |
1 | 4 | ||
| Box | ||||
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Katherine Dunham, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles 1955 August |
2 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Carmen Amaya and Her Company, Huntington Hartford Theatre, Hollywood 1955 December |
1 | 5 | ||
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Ballet programs from the Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles 1955, 1958 |
1 | 6 | ||
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Bolshoi Ballet, "Giselle", film program 1956 |
1 | 7 | ||
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American Ballet Theatre, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles 1957 August 26-September 7 |
1 | 8 | ||
| Box | ||||
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Moiseyev Dance Company, Shrine Auditorium 1958 May |
2 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Les Ballets de Paris, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles 1958 July 14-19 |
1 | 9 | ||
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Martha Graham Dance Company, Fifty Fourth Street Theatre, New York City 1965 November |
1 | 10 | ||
| Box | ||||
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Martha Graham Dance Company, Royce Hall Auditorium, UCLA 1966 November |
2 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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UCLA Dance Film Series 1966 |
1 | 11 | ||
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Royal Ballet, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles 1967 June 30-July4 |
1 | 12 | ||
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Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, London 1970, 1971, 1976 |
1 | 13 | ||
| Box | ||||
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Then...The Early Years of Modern Dance, The Repertory Dance Theatre circa 1980 |
2 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Tschaikovsky festival, New York City Ballet 1981 |
1 | 14 | ||
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Flamenco Puro, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City 1986 October |
1 | 15 | ||
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Joffrey Ballet, City Center Theater, New York City 1986 October 16-November 16 |
1 | 16 | ||
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Tango Argentina, Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles 1986 |
1 | 17 | ||
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Martha Graham Dance Company, City Center Theater, New York City 1987 October |
1 | 18 | ||
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Royal Ballet, Shrine Auditorium 1987 November 13-18 |
1 | 19 | ||
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National Ballet of Canada 1987-1988 Season 1987 |
1 | 20 | ||
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Nomura Kyogen Theater U.S. Tour 1992 September |
2 | |||
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The Peony Pavilion, Lincoln Center Festival 1999 July |
2 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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"Nijinsky", The Hamburg Ballet, Orange County Performing Arts Center 2004 February 12 |
1 | 21 | ||
| Box | ||||
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Eiko and Koma, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts circa 2010 |
2 | |||
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Series 2: Periodicals |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Educational Dance 1938, 1940, 1941 |
1 | 22 | ||
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Focus on Dance VI: Ethnic and Recreational Dance 1972 |
1 | 23 | ||
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Dance Magazine portfolios 1974 Scope and Content"New Dance", "Frederick Ashton", "Frederic Franklin". |
1 | 24 | ||
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Luis Covarrubias, Mexican Native Dances |
1 | 25 | ||
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Ballet Review 1982 February |
1 | 26 | ||
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American Dance Festival, The Aesthetic and Cultural Significance of Modern Dance 1984 |
1 | 27 | ||
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Talking Drums! The Black Dance Newsletter (vol. 1 no. 3) 1989 November |
2 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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American Dance Festival, The Black Tradition in American Modern Dance 1990 |
1 | 28 | ||
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Series 3: Musicals programs and souvenirs |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Philharmonic Auditorium 1948-1959 |
1 | 29 | ||
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"Mary Martin in 'Annie Get Your Gun'" souvenir book circa 1950 |
1 | 30 | ||
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Biltmore Theatre 1955, 1959, 1960 |
1 | 31 | ||
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Puppet musical comedies, Turnabout Theatre, Los Angeles circa 1955 |
2 | |||
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Paris, Toujours! Frank Sennes' Moulin Rouge circa 1956 |
2 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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"Candide", UCLA and Community Civic Music Association of Los Angeles 1958 November 5 |
1 | 32 | ||
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Los Angeles Civic Light Opera at the Philharmonic Auditorium 1958, 1960 |
1 | 32 | ||
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Series 4: Other publications and dance resources |
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Japanese dance Scope and ContentIncludes programs and related publications on Gagaku, Bunraku, Kabuki; a course syllabus for "Theatre of the Far East" (school unidentified); and a translation of "Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy". |
2 | |||
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"The Manchu Dragon: Costumes of the Ch'Ing Dynasty" (Metropolitan Museum of Art) 1980-1981 |
2 | |||
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Information packet for Yvonne Georgi and Harald Kreutzberg undated |
2 | |||
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Nijinsky and Diaghilev 1970s-1990s, undated Scope and ContentClippings, programs, newsletters. |
2 | |||
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Denishawn 1920s-1960s Scope and ContentPrograms, journals, brochures for Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn, and Denishawn. |
2 | |||
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The Joffrey Ballet: An American Classic circa 1988 Scope and ContentInscribed to Bondi from Gerald Arpino. |
2 | |||
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