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Article Excerpt
Alwin Nikolais passed away in 1993. His contributions to dance were considerable: the stage works, the school in New York City, and his creative pedagogy and aesthetic philosophy. His archives included television and films, a large collection of photographs and press, all his notes and writings, his sound scores, his innovations in lighting--all his accomplishments had to he preserved. As his heir, and head of the Nikolais/Louis Foundation for Dance, that was my responsibility. To accomplish this I realized that I had to gradually phase out my own career, and when a UPS truck slammed into me in 1998, I found my retirement inevitable. I began to prioritize the process of preserving the legacy.
My first divestment was the closing of the school and disbanding of the company. When Ohio University's Alden Library Archives and Special Collections, under the guidance of Judith Connick, asked if it could house the archives, I was relieved, I decided that my first task, before I forgot everything, was to record the philosophy and pedagogy of the technique. For years I had labored over a manual that would include all of this. Finally, after eight more months, I...
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