''Dance Index'' is a dance journal founded by

Lincoln Kirstein Lincoln Edward Kirstein (May 4, 1907 – January 5, 1996) was an American writer, impresario, art connoisseur, philanthropist, and cultural figure in New York City, noted especially as co-founder of the New York City Ballet. He developed and su ...

in 1942. Over the next seven years, 56 issues were published about dance. The writing and photography delved deeply into various aspects of dance and dance history.

History

After establishing the journal in 1942, Kirstein wrote some of the articles, while others were written by writers such as Lillian Moore and Yury Slonimsky. The journal was unique for the era as it was entirely focused on dance history, written by professionals, where other journals had only had the occasional piece written by amateurs. It is considered an important journal for dance scholarship. In 1948, the

Ballet Society Ballet Society is a non-profit educational institution founded in 1946 by Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine. At its founding, Balanchine was the Artistic Director and Kirstein served as the Secretary. The president of Ballet Society is Nan ...

took over publishing ''Dance Index,'' though the journal ceased publication later in the same year. In fall of 2017, the Ballet Society and

Eakins Press The Eakins Press Foundation is an American publishing house based in New York established by Leslie George Katz in 1966 and named after the painter Thomas Eakins. Since its founding in 1966, the Eakins Press Foundation has published some of the cl ...

began publishing ''Dance Index'' again, two issues a year. Around that time, they also put all 56 issues of the magazine from the 1940s online, for free. Kirstein's papers and diaries are hosted in the Dance Collection at the

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, is located at 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, in the Lincoln Center complex on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, New York City. Situated between the Metropolitan O ...

Content and scholarship

The first year of the journal concentrated on Americana, while some subsequent writing included European ballet. It generally ignored the modern dance of that time, except for one piece on Martha Graham.

References

External links

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