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Finding aid for the Don Bondi collection of dance programs and publications

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 [inclusive]
1938-2004
Extent
0.42 Linear feet, 1 box
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

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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.

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Scope and contents

Programs from performances of ballet, modern dance, and musicals; pamphlets and journal offprints discussing dance and dancers.

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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.

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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

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Collection Inventory

Series 1:  Dance programs 

Box Folder

 Ballet Theatre, Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles 1954 February 

1 1

 New York City Ballet, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles 1954 July 19-31 

1 2

 London's Festival Ballet, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles 1954 December 29, 30, 31 

1 3

 New York City Ballet, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles 1955 August 1-13 

1 4

 Carmen Amaya and Her Company, Huntington Hartford Theatre, Hollywood 1955 December 

1 5

 Ballet programs from the Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles 1955, 1958 

1 6

 Bolshoi Ballet, "Giselle", film program 1956 

1 7

 American Ballet Theatre, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles 1957 August 26-September 7 

1 8

 Les Ballets de Paris, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles 1958 July 14-19 

1 9

 Martha Graham Dance Company, Fifty Fourth Street Theatre, New York City 1965 November 

1 10

 UCLA Dance Film Series 1966 

1 11

 Royal Ballet, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles 1967 June 30-July4 

1 12

 Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, London 1970, 1971, 1976 

1 13

 Tschaikovsky festival, New York City Ballet 1981 

1 14

 Flamenco Puro, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City 1986 October 

1 15

 Joffrey Ballet, City Center Theater, New York City 1986 October 16-November 16 

1 16

 Tango Argentina, Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles 1986 

1 17

 Martha Graham Dance Company, City Center Theater, New York City 1987 October 

1 18

 Royal Ballet, Shrine Auditorium 1987 November 13-18 

1 19

 National Ballet of Canada 1987-1988 Season 1987 

1 20

 "Nijinsky", The Hamburg Ballet, Orange County Performing Arts Center 2004 February 12 

1 21

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Series 2:  Periodicals 

Box Folder

 Educational Dance 1938, 1940, 1941 

1 22

 Focus on Dance VI: Ethnic and Recreational Dance 1972 

1 23

 Dance Magazine portfolios 1974 

Scope and Content

"New Dance", "Frederick Ashton", "Frederic Franklin".

1 24

 Luis Covarrubias, Mexican Native Dances 

1 25

 Ballet Review 1982 February 

1 26

 American Dance Festival, The Aesthetic and Cultural Significance of Modern Dance 1984 

1 27

 American Dance Festival, The Black Tradition in American Modern Dance 1990 

1 28

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Series 3:  Musicals programs and souvenirs 

Box Folder

 Philharmonic Auditorium 1948-1959 

1 29

 "Mary Martin in 'Annie Get Your Gun'" souvenir book circa 1950 

1 30

 Biltmore Theatre 1955, 1959, 1960 

1 31

 "Candide", UCLA and Community Civic Music Association of Los Angeles 1958 November 5 

1 32

 Los Angeles Civic Light Opera at the Philharmonic Auditorium 1958, 1960 

1 32

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