Cross-Cultural Dance Resources
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| Abbreviation | CCDR |
| Formation | 1981 |
| Type | Non-profit research organization |
| Headquarters | Flagstaff, Arizona |
| President | Pegge Vissicaro |
| Main organ | Board of directors |
| Affiliations | Dance Critics Association |
| Website | ccdr.org |
Cross-Cultural Dance Resources (CCDR) is a non-profit dance research organization in the United States, formed in 1981 and based in Flagstaff, Arizona.[1] It maintains a museum and library devoted to the study of dance, with over 15,000 resources[2] including artwork, audiovisuals, books, clippings, monographs, and periodicals. It also produces the CCDR Newsletter (ISSN 1069-7241), which is issued three times per year and provides information on dance research, news, and upcoming events. In 2000, the organization was given a special preservation award on the "100 Irreplaceable Dance Treasures" list by the Dance Heritage Coalition, as well as a grant from the White House Millennium Council, as part of "Save America's Treasures".[3][4]
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[edit] Description
Founded in 1981, the CCDR's mission is to promote dance resources, preserve and research dance materials, and foster a dynamic environment for dance events. It provides consultation on dance theory and methods, ethnomusicology, cultural dynamics and ethics. The organization sponsors concerts and visiting artists and lectures. CCDR also maintains a museum of musical instruments and costumes. In 1989, the organization's director was Joann Kealiinohomoku, known for her 1970 essay, "An Anthropologist Looks at Ballet as a Form of Ethnic Dance."[5]
The CCDR archive includes material of Gertrude Prokosch Kurath, and Eleanor King. In April 2008, Elsie Ivancich Dunin, who serves as the organization's vice-president, made a $1.15 million gift to Herberger College of the Arts to provide for the CCDR collection's permanent care and curation.[2]
The CCDR receives partial funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Arizona Commission on the Arts.[6] It has a library which is open to the public, two days each week, and is also searchable online.[7]
[edit] Awards
In 2000, the organization was given a special preservation award on the "100 Irreplaceable Dance Treasures" list by the Washington DC-based Dance Heritage Coalition,[3] and was one of the grant recipients from President Clinton's White House Millennium Council, "Save America's Treasures", to preserve the Gertrude Kurath, Eleanor King, and Kealiinohomoku Collections.[4][8]
[edit] Publications
- Kurath, Gertrude Prokosch. Half a Century of Dance Research[9][10]
- CCDR Newsletter (ISSN 1069-7241), published three times per year
[edit] References
- ^ "Cross-Cultural Dance Resources" in Associations Unlimited, Thomson Gale
- ^ a b The Power of Place: Renowned collection comes to ASU Herberger College Dance with $1.15 million gift from international dance scholar (press release). Arizona State University. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- ^ a b Collins, Karyn D.. "Dancing into greatness", Asbury Park Press, 2000-08-20. "Preservation awards went to the Katherine Dunham Center in East St. Louis, Il., Cross-Cultural Dance Resources in Flagstaff, Ariz., and the Halla Huhm Foundation in Honolulu."
- ^ a b President Clinton announces FY2000 Save America's Treasures grants. National Archives. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ Popper, Regina. "A forecast of dance's future", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1989-07-02. "Joann Kealiinohomoku, a cultural anthropologist who directs Cross-Cultural Dance Resources in Flagstaff, Ariz., and who in 1970 wrote an essay titled An Anthropologist Looks at Ballet as a Form of Ethnic Dance."
- ^ "CCDR Newsletter" (December 2003).
- ^ Online Resources: Libraries and research institutions. Society of Dance History Scholars (2003). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ Johnson, Robert. "Dance notes", Star-Ledger, 2000-08-09.
- ^ Novack, Cynthia J. (Winter 1989). "Review: Half a Century of Dance Research: Essays by Gertrude Prokosch Kurath". Ethnomusicology 33: pp. 158-161. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology.
- ^ Kaeppler, Adrienne L. (Summer, 1988). "Review: Half A Century of Dance Research by Gertrude Prokosch Kurath". Dance Research Journal 20 (1): pp. 47-48. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Congress on Research in Dance.
[edit] Further reading
- Martin, Carol (Spring 1987). "New Project at Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Established as Memorial for Halla Kealiinohomoku". The Drama Review 31 (1): p. 101. The MIT Press.
- Sowell, D.H. (Spring 1983). "Libraries and Archives: Cross-Cultural Dance Resources, Inc.". Dance Research Journal 15 (2): 43.
