Finding aid for the Don Bondi collection of dance programs and publications 6010

Finding aid prepared by Sue Luftschein
USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu
2012 June


Title: Don Bondi collection of dance programs and publications
Collection number: 6010
Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 0.42 Linear feet 1 box
Date (inclusive): 1938-2004
Abstract: Programs from performances of ballet, modern dance, and musicals; pamphlets and journal offprints discussing dance and dancers.
creator: Bondi, Don

Acquisition

Gift of Don Bondi, March 2012.

Biographical note

Don Bondi is a dancer based in Los Angeles. A USC graduate, he was a lead dancer with the Gloria Newman and Bella Lewitzky dance companies, a choreographer, and a lecturer in dance and theatre at USC in the 1970s. In 2012 he donated his collection of books on dance to USC Libraries. These programs were part of that donation.

Scope and contents

Programs from performances of ballet, modern dance, and musicals; pamphlets and journal offprints discussing dance and dancers.

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder# or item name], Don Bondi collection of dance programs and publications, Collection no. 6010, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Bondi, Don -- Archives
Ballet companies--Archival resources
Dance companies--Archival resources
Musicals--Archival resources
Periodicals
Programs

 

Dance programs

Box 1, Folder 1

Ballet Theatre, Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles 1954 February

Box 1, Folder 2

New York City Ballet, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles 1954 July 19-31

Box 1, Folder 3

London's Festival Ballet, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles 1954 December 29, 30, 31

Box 1, Folder 4

New York City Ballet, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles 1955 August 1-13

Box 1, Folder 5

Carmen Amaya and Her Company, Huntington Hartford Theatre, Hollywood 1955 December

Box 1, Folder 6

Ballet programs from the Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles 1955, 1958

Box 1, Folder 7

Bolshoi Ballet, "Giselle", film program 1956

Box 1, Folder 8

American Ballet Theatre, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles 1957 August 26-September 7

Box 1, Folder 9

Les Ballets de Paris, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles 1958 July 14-19

Box 1, Folder 10

Martha Graham Dance Company, Fifty Fourth Street Theatre, New York City 1965 November

Box 1, Folder 11

UCLA Dance Film Series 1966

Box 1, Folder 12

Royal Ballet, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles 1967 June 30-July4

Box 1, Folder 13

Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, London 1970, 1971, 1976

Box 1, Folder 14

Tschaikovsky festival, New York City Ballet 1981

Box 1, Folder 15

Flamenco Puro, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City 1986 October

Box 1, Folder 16

Joffrey Ballet, City Center Theater, New York City 1986 October 16-November 16

Box 1, Folder 17

Tango Argentina, Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles 1986

Box 1, Folder 18

Martha Graham Dance Company, City Center Theater, New York City 1987 October

Box 1, Folder 19

Royal Ballet, Shrine Auditorium 1987 November 13-18

Box 1, Folder 20

National Ballet of Canada 1987-1988 Season 1987

Box 1, Folder 21

"Nijinsky", The Hamburg Ballet, Orange County Performing Arts Center 2004 February 12

 

Periodicals

Box 1, Folder 22

Educational Dance 1938, 1940, 1941

Box 1, Folder 23

Focus on Dance VI: Ethnic and Recreational Dance 1972

Box 1, Folder 24

Dance Magazine portfolios 1974

Scope and Content

"New Dance", "Frederick Ashton", "Frederic Franklin".
Box 1, Folder 25

Luis Covarrubias, Mexican Native Dances

Box 1, Folder 26

Ballet Review 1982 February

Box 1, Folder 27

American Dance Festival, The Aesthetic and Cultural Significance of Modern Dance 1984

Box 1, Folder 28

American Dance Festival, The Black Tradition in American Modern Dance 1990

 

Musicals programs and souvenirs

Box 1, Folder 29

Philharmonic Auditorium 1948-1959

Box 1, Folder 30

"Mary Martin in 'Annie Get Your Gun'" souvenir book circa 1950

Box 1, Folder 31

Biltmore Theatre 1955, 1959, 1960

Box 1, Folder 32

"Candide", UCLA and Community Civic Music Association of Los Angeles 1958 November 5

Box 1, Folder 32

Los Angeles Civic Light Opera at the Philharmonic Auditorium 1958, 1960