Laurie Van Weiren papers
Scope and Contents
Collection includes adminitrative records related to the curation of SCUBA (including performances in Minneapolis as well as touring productions), printed email correspondence, and audio and video recordings.
Dates
- 2003-2012
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
Collection is available for use in the Andersen Library Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical Note
Laurie Van Wieren is a dance choreographer, curator, presenter, performer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was born in Holland, MI, studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and moved to Minneapolis in 1980. She has worked with the Walker Art Center, Southern Theater, MICA (MN Independent Choreographers Alliance) and the MN Dance Alliance and has taught at the University of Minnesota. She created the monthly dance series-9x22 Dance/Lab at the Bryant Lake Bowl Cabaret Theater and developed another series called Monday Live Arts, featuring four artists in all forms of live performance with exploratory approaches to contemporary performance. She also played a pivotal role in creating the SCUBA National Touring Network for Dance, a co-operative enterprise founded by Velocity Dance Center, in conjunction with ODC Theater in San Francisco, The Southern Theater in Minneapolis, and Philadelphia Dance Projects.
Extent
4 Linear Feet
Abstract
Collection includes administrative records, correspondence, and audio and video recordings.
Physical Location
Mezzanine
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated to the Performing Arts Archives by Laurie Van Wieren, 2018. Accruals to the collection are anticipated.
Processing Information
This collection has been minimally arranged and described at the box level by Performing Arts Archives Staff. Accruals to the collection are anticipated.
- Audio-visual materials Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Choreography Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Performances Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Theater -- Minnesota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Laurie Van Weiren papers
- Author
- Kathryn Hujda
- Date
- July 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
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