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Collection Overview
Title: Jan Erkert Papers, 1972-2022![Add to your cart. Add to your cart.](themes/library_web/images/addtocart.gif)
ID: 12/13/21
Primary Creator: Erkert, Jan
Extent: 12.05 cubic feet
Arrangement:
The Jan Erkert Papers are organized in trhee series: Series 1: Performance Materials, Recordings, and Photographs; Series 2: Jan Erkert & Dancers Company Records and Personal Papers; and Series 3: Teaching Materials..
Series 1: Performance Materials, Recordings and Photographs is organized in six sub-series: Subseries 1: Video Recordings, Subseries 2: Soundtracks, Subseries 3: Photographs, Subseries 4: Programs and Flyers, and Subseries 5: Reviews. Sub-series 1 and 2 are arranged first by format, then chronologically within each format. Sub-series 3, 4, and 5 are arranged chronologically.
Series 2: Jan Erkert & Dancers Company Records and Personal Papers is organized in four sub-series, Subseries 1: Jan Erkert & Dancers Company Records, Subseries 2: Correspondence and Stationary; and Subseries 3: Publications and Workshops. Sub-series 1 is arranged alphabetically, and Sub-series 2 and 3 are arranged chronologically.
Series 3: Teaching Materials is arranged chronologically.
Date Acquired: 01/21/2022
Subjects: Dance, Dance Department, Dance Education, Fine and Applied Arts, College of, University of Illinois
Languages: English, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish;Castilian
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Jan Erkert Papers consists of videos and photographs of Jan Erkert's performances and choreography, as well as audio tracks used for her choreography, reviews of her work, publicity and marketing materials, and business records for Erkert's dance company, Jan Erkert & Dancers.
Biographical Note
Jan Erkert is a choreographer, dancer, teacher, and author. She graduated from the University of Utah in 1969 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, and taught at Columbia College in Chicago as a professor of dance from 1990 to 2006. In 2006, she joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a professor and as head of the Department of Dance.
In 1979 she moved to Chicago to join the Shirley Mordine & Company dance company, then founded and headed the Jan Erkert and Dancers (JE&D) dance company, where as Artistic Director, she choreographed over 70 works. The JE&D company closed in 2000, but Erkert returned to the stage in 2003 with solo performances and collaborations with other groups, including the Kovler Center for Survivors of Torture.
Erkert's book, Harnessing the Wind: the Art of Teaching Modern Dance, was published in 2003 by Human Kinetics. Erkert has recieved numerous awards, including two Fulbright awards, multiple fellowships, and other recognitions.
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Administrative Information
Repository:
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Acquisition Source:
Jan Erkert
Acquisition Method:
Gift
Box and Folder Listing
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Series 1: Performance Materials, Recordings, and Photographs],
[Series 2: Jan Erkert & Dancers Company Records
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- Series 2: Jan Erkert & Dancers Company Records and Personal Papers
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- Consists of items related to the running of the Jan Erkert and Dancers Company, publication of her book, personal correspondence, and teaching. The majority of items come from the Jan Erkert and Dancers business records.
- Sub-Series 1: Jan Erkert & Dancers Company Business Records, 1981-2019
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- Consists of documents relating to Jan Erkert & Dancers Company, including records of the company's eventual closure. Arranged alphabetically, reflecting Erkert's original order
- Box 10
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- Folder 11: Annual Reports, 2003-2020
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- Folder 12: Articles of Incorporation, 1981-2007
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- Folder 13: Corporate Minutes Book, 1981-2003
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- Folder 14: Jan Erkert & Dancers Company Closing, 2000
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- Folder 15: Jan Erkert & Dancers Company Closing Response, 2000
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- Folder 16: Not For Profit Permit, 2003-2005
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- Folder 17: Receipts and Invoices, 2006-2008
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- Folder 18: Registered Agent, 1981-2007
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- Folder 19: Tax Exempt Form, 2003-2019
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- Folder 20: Tax Exempt Renewal, 1981-2009
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- Folder 21: 1096, 2003-2004
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- Sub-Series 2: Correspondence and Stationary, 1993-2014
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- Consists of Erkert's correspondence and stationary, of note are the Jan Erkert & Dancers Newsletters.. Arranged chronologically.
- Box 10
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- Folder 22: Jan Erkert & Dancers Newsletters, 1993-1999
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- Folder 23: Personal Stationary, 2000
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- Folder 24: Correspondence, 2003-2014
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- Box 11
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- Folder 24: Death/Bones article and note, 1999
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- Sub-Series 3: Workshops and Publications, 1982-2006
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- Consists of publications, including her book Harnessing the Wind, the book Dance Education in Aperican Public Schools, publication reviews, and workshops run by Erkert. Arranged chronologically by project or publication.
- Box 10
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- Folder 25: Student Choreographic Workshops and Faculty Concerts, 1982-2006
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- Folder 26: Dance Education in American Public Schools (case studies), 1991
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- Folder 27: Human Kinetics Video Proposal, 2001-2003
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- Folder 28: Harnessing the Wind: The Art of Teaching Modern Dance, 2003
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- Folder 29: Harnessing the Wind Book Reviews, 2003
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- Folder 30: Harnessing the Wind Responses, 2003-2004
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- Folder 31: Memoirs Feedback, 2003-2004
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- Folder 32: Memoirs Press Kit, 2003
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- Box 11
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- Folder 25: Early draft of Harnessing the Wind, 1998
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- Folder 26: Harnessing the Wind rejections, 2001
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- Folder 27: Harnessing the Wind photo releases, 2001
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- Folder 28: Harnessing the Wind permissions, 2001-2002
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- Folder 29: Harnessing the Wind contracts, 2001-2003
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- Folder 30: Harnessing the Wind drawings, 2002
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- Folder 31: Harnessing the Wind marketing materials, 2003
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- Folder 32: Harnessing the Wind marketing folder, 2003
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Series 1: Performance Materials, Recordings, and Photographs],
[Series 2: Jan Erkert & Dancers Company Records
and Personal Papers],
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Series 3: Teaching Materials],
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