La Meri and Her Life in Dance: Performing the World
- Author: Ruyter, Nancy Lee Chalfa
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Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Russell Meriwether Hughes: The Early Years, 1899-1920s
- 2. Early Professional Work and Touring, 1920s
- 3. Life in Italy and Beyond, 1929-1936
- 4. Australasia and Asia, 1936-1937
- 5. Here and There in a World of Turmoil, October 1937 to October 1939
- 6. A Reinvented Life in the United States as a Teacher, Innovator, and Woman, 1939-1956
- 7. Performance and Choreography in New York and Beyond (1940-1956) and Jacob's Pillow (1940s-1970s)
- 8. New York, Cape Cod, San Antonio: New Transitions, 1956-1988
- 9. La Meri's Writings
- 10. Final Words
- Appendix A. Chronology of La Meri's Life of Travel
- Appendix B. La Meri's "Ethnic Ballets" and Other Works
- Appendix C. La Meri's Dance Students and Colleagues
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index