Fonds SCA74-GA43 - Vestris Prize for Choreography fonds.

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Title proper

Vestris Prize for Choreography fonds.

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SCA74-GA43

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Physical description

2 v. ; 29 x 24 x 6 cm
13 photographs : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm or smaller
1 statue : bronze ; 10 x 12 x 30 cm

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Name of creator

(August 12, 1932–September 3, 2019)

Biographical history

Dr. Henry H. Crapo was a faculty member at the University of Waterloo in the Department of Pure Mathematics. Crapo donated a sizable volume of rare books and materials for the history of dance for Special Collections & Archives at the University of ... »

Scope and content

Fonds consists of two binders compiled by Dr. Henry H. Crapo when he was a Trustee with the Wasemquia Charitable Trust. The binders document the Vestris Prize Competition for Choreography in 1967 and 1968, which the Wasemquia Charitable Trust helped to ... »

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Language of material

  • English

General note

The Vestris Prize for choreography, also referred to simply as the Vestris Prize, developed as an outgrowth of a choreography workshop conducted by the dancers of the Boston Ballet Company in the summer of 1966. The Vestris Prize was provided by the ... »

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Revised by PH in October 2018.
Reviewed by DR January 2019.

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