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A Collaborative Approach to Dance Research

October 06, 2015: A conversation outlining a multi-organizational effort to uncover and present the histories and works  of modern dance pioneer Sybil Shearer, held during the annual members meeting of the Dance Heritage Coalition at the Newberry Library.

Participants: Nancy Watrous, Executive Director of Chicago Film Archives; Kristina Isabelle, Artistic Director of Kristina Isabelle Dance Company; Jenai Cutcher, Artistic and Executive Director of Chicago Dance History Project; Toby Nicholson, former dancer in the Sybil Shearer Company, and Corinne Pierog, Executive Director of the Morrison-Shearer Foundation

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