Archiving Fellowships Blog: Charya Burt, Part 2
In their second blog post, Lingyu discusses some of the technical limitations of Charya Burt Cambodian Dance’s Airtable database as well as progress on resources to make the database usable and discoverable.
Archiving Fellowships Blog: Guadalupe Dance Company, Part 2
In her second blog post, Tere Elizalde shares contextual information that benefited her in the inventory and archiving processes. She discusses A/V materials, damaged materials, and more.
Archiving Fellowships Blog: DCDC, Part 2
In his second blog post, Quentin writes about setting up a new space for DCDC’s archives to be safely stored, his work organizing programs and photographs, and his deepening appreciation for the collection’s historical value.
Archiving Fellowships Blog: Dancing Wheels, Part 1
In the first part of her blog, Hallie writes about how she adjusted the goals of her Fellowship to the needs of the collection in order to support the preservation and organization of materials as well as the creation of a traveling exhibition.
Archiving Fellowships Blog: Charya Burt, Part 1
In the first part of his blog, Lingyu writes about the significance of Cambodian dance as a force for bringing people together and preserving historical memory in the diaspora community, and discusses his work on developing a digital library for Charya Burt Cambodian Dance.
Archiving Fellowships Blog: Guadalupe Dance Company, Part 1
In the first part of her blog, Tere writes about beginning her archive project at Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, what she has learned about the organization’s history, and how she delved into organizing the archives.
Archiving Fellowships Blog: Ballethnic, Part 1
In her first blog post, shady describes her introduction to Ballethnic Dance Company, their space, the mission and ethos of the company, and getting started with her archiving project.
Funding Dance Archives Projects: Three Approaches
Ahead of Dance/USA Connect: Denver, a convening grounded in archiving and preservation, learn about artists and organizations who have successfully secured support for diverse archiving projects.
Archiving Fellowships Blog: DCDC, Part 1
In the first part of his blog, Quentin Sledge describes his initial experience with exploring and beginning to organize Dayton Contemporary Dance Company’s archives, and his discovery of legal pads containing notes by the company’s founder Jeraldyne Blunden.
Archiving Fellowships Blog: AXIS Dance Company, Part 3
In their third blog post, Sarah discusses being on-site at AXIS, working in basement storage, inventorying A/V materials, organizing costumes, preparing archival materials for marketing, and more.