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PAULINE KONER. RARE 1950's PHOTO. JOSE LIMON. MIKHAIL FOKINE. DORIS HUMPHREY.

$ 4.21

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Genre: Classical, Opera & Ballet
  • Condition: This 1950's rare photograph is in very good condition. See Gallery.
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Industry: Music
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    PLEASE NOTE the ECLECTIC COLLECTION of VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS of DANCERS on my site now. MANY ARE SIGNED.
    On Offer Here:
    RARE 1950's PHOTOGRAPH of FAMED DANCER & CHOREOGRAPHER:
    PAULINE KONER.
    Pauline Koner's first choreographed piece was presented on December 7, 1930
    at the
    Guild Theatre
    .
    She worked as a soloist
    for 15 years,
    specializing in ballet, Asian dance, and Spanish dance.
    Among the countries she toured were
    Egypt
    and
    Palestine
    in 1932, and the
    Soviet Union
    from 1934 to 1936,
    After the war, she danced in several companies, including Fokine's, Ito's (1928–29), and
    José Limón
    's (1946-1960).
    With
    Kitty Doner
    , Koner developed 11 "Choreotones" for
    CBS
    television in 1945.
    She was associated with
    Doris Humphrey
    after World War II; she choreographed her best-known dance,
    The Farewell
    (1962), in honor of Humphrey.
    This rare 1950's photograph measures 10" x 8".
    See Gallery.