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Descriptive Summary of the Collection
History of the Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater
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Inventory of the Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater Collection, 1974-2003
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Virginia Hay Smith, 2006. ©2006. |
Descriptive Summary of the Collection |
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| Collector | Fleming, Libby Komaiko |
| Title | Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater Collection, |
| Dates | 1974-2003 |
| Extent | 1 cubic ft. (1 box and 1 oversize folder) |
| Abstract | Material collected by Libby Komaiko, founder of the Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater, relating to her and the dance company. Consists mostly of photographs of Komaiko and other dancers, plus a few clippings, flyers, posters, programs, and miscellaneous pieces. Also, two copies of a videotape entitled “The First 20 Years, 1976-1996.” |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
| Repository | Newberry Library, Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections |
| Collection Call Number | Dance MS Ensemble Espanol |
| Collection Stack Location | 3a 48 6 |
Administrative Information
Cite As
Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater Collection, Midwest Manuscript Collection, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Provenance
Gift of Dame Libby Komaiko, 2004.
Processed by
Virginia Hay Smith.
Access
The Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater Collection is open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater Collection is the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
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History of the Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater
American dance company.
The Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater was founded in Chicago in 1976 by Libby Komaiko (later, Libby Komaiko Fleming). This company of forty dancers, singers and musicians is in residence at Northeastern Illinois University where Komaiko is Professor of Dance in the Department of Music. Komaiko showed great promise in Spanish dance as a young student, having studied in Spain and the United States with Maria Alba, Nana Lorca, Lola Montes, Jose Greco, Elise Stigler, Edo, Manolo Vargas, Paul Haakon, Maria Magdalena, Pedro Azorin, Ciro, Pacita Tomas and Roberto Lorca.
Komaiko has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors. In 1982, she received the Lazo de Dama de la Orden de Isabel la Catolica (Ribbon of the Dame), bestowed by His Majesty Don Juan Carlos, King of Spain, in recognition of her achievements in promoting the artistic, cultural and educational values of the Spanish tradition throughout the United States. In 2003, she won the Ruth Page Award in Chicago for her twenty-seven years as a dancer, choreographer, producer, director and teacher.
Komaiko has been recognized by the City of Chicago for her service to young people, having created the All City Junior Ensemble Espanol, made up of scholarship students from Chicago and suburban schools. She also is the founder of the acclaimed annual American Spanish Dance Festival, and is a sought-after choreographer and master teacher throughout the country.
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Scope and Content of the Collection
Mainly photographs of Komaiko, other Spanish dancers, and performances of the Ensemble Espanol, 1974-2003. Also, clippings, flyers, posters, programs, a few pieces of miscellany, and two copies of a videotape, “The First 20 Years”, a documentary showing the history and performances of Komaiko’s life’s work.
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Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by type of material.
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Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Newberry Library's public catalog. Researchers desiring additional materials on a particular topic should search the catalog using these headings.
Names
- Ensemble Espanol
- Fleming, Libby Komaiko
Subjects
- Dance companies – Illinois – Chicago
- Dance posters – Illinois – Chicago -- History -- 20th century
- Dancers -- Portraits
- Dancers – Illinois – Chicago
- Photographs – Illinois – Chicago – 1974-2003
- Posters – Illinois – Chicago – 1983-1996
- Programs – Illinois – Chicago – 1992-2003
- Videocassettes – Illinois – Chicago – 1998
- Women dancers -- Illinois -- Chicago
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Container List |
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| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Class Schedules, 2003 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Clippings, 1990-2003 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Correspondence and Proclamations, 1982-2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Flyers, 2000-2003 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Photographs: Komaiko, Libby, 1974, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Photographs: Female Dancers, ca. 1980-2003, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Photographs: Male Dancers, 1995-2003, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Photographs: Ensemble, 1976-1999 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Photographs: Ensemble, 2000-2001, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Photographs: Miscellaneous, 1982-2000, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Posters (See Oversize Folder), 1983-1996 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Programs, 1992 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Programs, 1996-2000 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Programs, 2001-2003 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Videocassettes | |||||||||