Kathryn Karipides Collection

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A recipient of the 1974 Cleveland Arts Prize, Kathryn Karipides was not only responsible for the creation of vibrant and powerful dance productions, but along with choreographer Henry Kurth, Karipides’ founded, in 1969, the Dance Theatre of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth, a dance company that became “the most important modern dance company in Cleveland.” Karipides was a well-respected teacher at Case Western Reserve University for 42 years, retiring in 1998, as Samuel B. and Virginia C. Knight Professor Emerita of Humanities; and staying on as an influential administrator, becoming Associate Provost in 2006 before her retirement. Photographic series and programs, 1970-1976; 1978-1996

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Title:

Kathryn Karipides Collection

Creator:

Karipides, Kathryn

Subject(s):

Case Western Reserve University -- Dance schools
Dance schools

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title:

Kathryn Karipides Collection

creator:

Karipides, Kathryn

subject:

Case Western Reserve University -- Dance schools
Dance schools

description:

A recipient of the 1974 Cleveland Arts Prize, Kathryn Karipides was not only responsible for the creation of vibrant and powerful dance productions, but along with choreographer Henry Kurth, Karipides’ founded, in 1969, the Dance Theatre of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth, a dance company that became “the most important modern dance company in Cleveland.” Karipides was a well-respected teacher at Case Western Reserve University for 42 years, retiring in 1998, as Samuel B. and Virginia C. Knight Professor Emerita of Humanities; and staying on as an influential administrator, becoming Associate Provost in 2006 before her retirement. Photographic series and programs, 1970-1976; 1978-1996

contributor:

Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

date:

1970-1996

type:

black and white photograph
text

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image/jp2
application/pdf

identifier:

ksl:karipides
http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:karipides

language:

en

rights:

These images are owned by Special Collections, Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. For permission to reproduce and/or publish, contact Special Collections at 216-368-2993


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