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Ballet West promotional materials audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0322

Scope and Contents

The Ballet West promotional materials audio-visual collection (1976-1987) consists almost entirely of audio recordings of radio advertisements for Ballet West tickets and productions. There are also audio recordins of Ballet West personalities on the "State of the Arts" radio program one television advertisment recorded on 16mm film.

Dates

  • 1976-1987

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Materials must be used on-site; no use of original material, access copies will be made available for viewing. Five business days advanced notice required. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.

Organizational History

Ballet West is a professional ballet company founded in 1963 by Utah's "First Lady of the Arts" Glenn Walker Wallace and Willam F. Christensen, founder of the University of Utah's ballet department and Ballet West's first artistic director. The company has subsequently been led by artistic directors Bruce Marks, John Hart, Jonas Kåge and Adam Sklute. In addition to its annual season of performances at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, Ballet West has toured the world several times with its classical ballet performances.

Extent

41 Items

Abstract

The Ballet West promotional materials audio-visual collection (1976-1987) consists almost entirely of audio recordings of radio advertisements for Ballet West tickets and productions. There are also audio recordins of Ballet West personalities on the "State of the Arts" radio program one television advertisment recorded on 16mm film. A professional ballet company, Ballet West was established in 1963 and offers a season of performances at the Salt Lake City, Utah's Capitol Theatre.

Arrangement

The materials are arranged rougly chronologically by format.

Related Materials

See also the Ballet Archives audio-visual collection (A0247), the Ballet West records (Accn 1129) and the Ballet Archives photograph collection (P0247).

Processing Information

Processed by Christopher Drew in 1989.

Creator

Title
Guide to the Ballet West promotional materials audio-visual collection 1976-1987
Author
Christopher Drew
Date
1989
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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