Licensing

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    professional licensing
    The Nikolais/Louis Foundation for Dance licenses works by Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis to professional modern companies, educational institutions and universities worldwide.
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    educational licensing
    Works may be licensed for performance by student dancers and university student companies.
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works by Alwin Nikolais
AVAILABLE FOR STAGING

  • WATER STUDIES choreography
    WATER STUDIES (1964)
    • Music by Alwin Nikolais
    • Dancers: 10-18
    • Time: 10 min.
    • Props:
    • Slides: several
    • Projectors: 6-8
  • NOUMENON MOBILUS choreography
    NOUMENON MOBILUS (1953)
    • Music by Alwin Nikolais
    • Dancers: 2, male or female
    • Time: 6 min.
    • Props: 2 benches
    • Slides: 2
    • Projectors: 2
  • IMAGO SUITE choreography
    IMAGO SUITE (1963)
    • Music by Alwin Nikolais
    • Dancers: 10
    • 5 female, 5 male
    • Sections: group, women’s quintet, men’s quintet, group, group
    • Time: 20 min
    • Slides: 5, Projectors: 2
  • TENSILE INVOLVEMENT choreography
    TENSILE INVOLVEMENT (1953)
    • Music by Alwin Nikolais
    • Dancers: 10
    • Sections: group
    • Time: 6 min
    • Props: Stage length elastics, 8 sets
    • Slides: 2, Projectors: 2
  • BLANK on BLANK choreography
    BLANK on BLANK (1987)
    • Music by Alwin Nikolais
    • Dancers: 10
    • 5 female, 5 male
    • Sections: group work
    • Time: 16 min.
    • Slides: 1
    • Projector: 2
  • MECHANICAL ORGAN choreography
    MECHANICAL ORGAN (1980)
    • Music by David Darling and Alwin Nikolais
    • Dancers: 10
    • 5 female, 5 male
    • Sections: group, male quintet,
    • duet, male duet, group
    • Time: 25 min
    • Props: 5 benches
    • Slides: 5, Projectors: 2

Works by Murray Louis
AVAILABLE FOR STAGING

  • BACH SUITE Murray Louis
    BACH SUITE (1956)
    • Music by J.S. Bach
    • Dancers: 6
    • 3 female, 3 male
    • Time: 10 min
  • PROXIMITIES by murray louis
    PROXIMITIES (1969)
    • Music by Johannes Brahms
    • Dancers: 6
    • 3 female, 3 male
    • Time: 20 min
  • dramatais personae by murray louis
    DRAMATIS PERSONNAE (1987)
    • Music by Pia Gilbert
    • Dancers: 8
    • 4 female, 4 male
    • Time: 13 min
  • index by murray louis
    INDEX (1973)
    • Music by Oregon Ensemble
    • Dancers: 6
    • 3 female, 3 male
    • Time: 28 min
  • stravinsky montage by murray louis
    A STRAVINSKY MONTAGE (1982)
    • Music by Stravinsky
    • Dancers: 8
    • 4 female, 4 male
    • Time: 30
  • porcelain dialogues by murray louis
    PORCELAIN DIALOGUES (1974)
    • Music by Tchaikovsky
    • Dancers: 6
    • 3 female, 3 male
    • Time: 16 min
  • Four Brubeck Pieces by Murray Louis
    FOUR BRUBECK PIECES (1984)
    • Music by Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond
    • Dancers: 8
    • 4 female, 4 male
    • Time: 25 min

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