Modern Dance/Kentucky Records
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Modern Dance/Kentucky Records
- Date
- 1977-1985 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 1.4 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Artists -- Kentucky -- Lexington.
- Dance
- Ephemera.
- Humanities -- Kentucky -- Lexington.
- Modern dance -- United States.
- Posters.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged into four series by format: Financials, Office materials, Photographs, and Publications and ephemera.
- Preferred Citation
- 2012ms520: [identification of item], Modern Dance/Kentucky records, 1977-1985, University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Modern Dance/Kentucky (MD/K) was a non-profit modern dance collective active in Lexington, Ky., from at least 1979 to 1985. Situated at 171 East High Street, the collective offered a 12-week schedule of dance classes- modern, Jazz, ballet, ethnic, and Tai Chi to both adults and children. David C. Johnson was the troupe's treasurer (1981-1983) and board president (1983-1985) during this time period. MD/K comprised a school and, starting in 1982, a performance troupe, Strong and Wild Horses, directed by Shirley Jenkins and Erik Whitmyre.Prior to forming their own company and moving to Kentucky, both were featured soloists with Seattle's Bill Evans Dance Company, first beginning thei dance parternship at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City where both received BFA degrees in modern dance. Strong and Wild Horses, named to reflect the troupe's "strong athletic movements", included Jenkins and Whitmyre, along with Mary Bruce Blackburn, Regina Hawkins, Melissa Monteros, and Kurt Fischer. MD/K was funded by the Kentucky Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Kentucky Humanities Council, and the Lexington Opera House Fund.
- Sources: Teaching...Touring...Performing. Strong Wind Wild Horses-Perfect for Kentucky. Artifacts magazine, Winter 1982-1983 edition.
- Scope and Content
- The Modern Dance/Kentucky records (dated 1977-1985; 1.4 cubic feet; 4 document boxes, 1 flat box) comprise correspondence, financial materials and records, office files, and publications and ephemera (posters, event programs, postcards, and newspaper clippings) documenting the activities of this Lexington, Kentucky based modern dance school and performance troupe, Strong and Wild Horses. The majority of the letters were sent to or from David C. Johnson in his role as treasurer and then board president (1981-1985). Some of the school/troupe's productions included Dance Away the Gray (1983); Cabaret (1984); and 90 Minutes of Non-Stop Magic, and are documented in the publicity materials, which include a handmade original poster and the troupe's logo.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Financials, 1977-1985
Scope and Contents
The Financials series (1977-1985) and its two sub-series, Fundraising and Grants, primarily comprise the financial ledgers, summaries, reports, tax forms, receipts, grant applications, and fundraising records collected and created by Modern Dance/Kentucky.
Fundraising, 1979-1984
Grants, 1980-1984
Accounting codes, 1982
Bank checks, 1985-1986
Budgeting, 1980-1982
Deposit receipts, 1979-1980
Financial ledgers, 1980-1981
Financial reports, statements, summaries, 1979-1985
Financials, miscellaneous, 1980-1984
General journal, 1977-1978
IRS tax forms, 1979-1982
Ledger book, 1979-1985
Ledger book (copy), circa 1985
Lexington Center Corp invoices, 1979-1980
Receipts, 1979-1980
School reports, 1983-1984
Statements of cash receipts and disbursements, 1982-1983
Unpaid bills and loans, 1981-1983
Office materials, 1977-1985
Scope and Contents
The Office materials series (1977-1985) primarily comprises the correspondence, membership lists, job applications, leases, and miscellaneous materials created and collected by Modern Dance/Kentucky.
Application for special temporary liquor license, 1984
By-laws, undated
Correspondence, 1980-1985
Dance Away The Grey event plans, 1984
Employment contracts, 1984
Equipment schedule and checklist, 1981-1985
Floor plan, 1984
Job applicant resumes, 1981-1982
Job descriptions, undated
Lease, Katina Douglas, 1979
Lease, studio space, 1982
Lexington Council for the Arts action plan, 1983
Mailing lists, 1980, undated
Meeting agendas, minutes, notes, 1979-1985
Membership lists, 1980-1983
Office materials, miscellaneous, 1977-1984
Rental agreement, 1979
Photographs, circa 1980
Publications and ephemera, 1978-1984
Scope and Contents
The Publications and ephemera series (1978-1984) primarily comprises publications featuring Modern Dance/Kentucky, such as a copy Artifacts magazine, and ephemera distributed by Modern Dance/Kentucky to advertise their productions, such as fliers, posters, news releases, and programs.
Articles, 1980-1983
Artifacts Magazine, Winter Edition 1982-1983, 1982
Arts Place Journal, 1979
Arts Place Journal project overview, 1978-1980
Courier Journal Magazine, October 1982, 1982
Fliers, 1982-1984
Invitations, mailings, 1980-1984
News releases, 1979-1982
Pamphlets, programs, 1980-1984
Southern Arts Federation Guide to Programs 1983-1984, circa 1984
Newspaper clippings, 1980-1983
Posters, 1981-1984
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