Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

CAROLINE MCKINLEY Is spending
the Summer abroad The art Of the
dance. In its ultra-modern form, as ex-
emplihed by distinguished opponents as
sembled from all parts of the world, is
| the looestone that has attracted this
dance artist Of the Capital CITY to Ger
| many and Austria for the Summer
months.
There, in q group Of American dancers
| selected from all parts Of this country,
she Is making an intensive study of the
new dance technique offered by leading
artists Of the modern German school.
Ever since late May, when Miss Nc
Kinley sailed from New York to attend
the Dance Congress In Munich. she has
Travelled and studied continuously
throughout the German Empire, in Aus
tria and IN Hungary, making her head
quarters in Munich, In Dresden. in
Vienna, In Budapest, in Salzburg and
now again in Munich
She Is studying at present with Mary
Wigman. most widely celebrated Of all
German dancers, and with Frau Trum-
pey, VINO has school In Berlin, but
who formerly was closely associated with
Mary Wigman in the very earliest days
OF the famous Wigman Schulz in Ores
den more than q dozen years ago. ~
Mary Wigman makes deep impress
sion on all who come In contact with
| her---as dancer, as q director. as a
teacher and as q personality" Her big
production OF this season, "Totenmal,"
has proved sensation, and Wigman
herself in 1t was a marvellous revelation
1t seems that while "Totenmal" is being
given Miss Wigman Is not appearing In
concert recitals at all. However, in the
midst OF the tremendous Job that she
set for herself in "Totenmal," she still
managed to find time to hold daily pri-
vate classes for a few privileged pupils,
OF whom Miss Mckinley Is one. In adj
dition, the group of American dancers
had from four to five hours each day in
the Wigman Schulz, thoroughly
thrilled with the Wigman work" In
the field Of modern dance.
Wigman Difficult to Describe.
Like the rest of the world, Miss Nc
Kinley finds it impossible to properly
describe Mary Wigman, but she speaks
of her as being marvellous, a perfect
artist, and yet utterly simple, radiating
friendliness and warmth and having
withal the WISDOM the humility and the
breadth Of vision so rarely seen even
among artists of today"
At the Dance Congress in June Miss
Mckinley met dancers from all over the
world who had foregathered for its ses-
sfons. There the great and the near
great rubbed elbows throughout the
weeks festivities, recitals, conferences
and study. Following its conclusion,
June rs, Miss Mckinley went to Dresden
for 10 days intensive work with Edgar
Frank, first dancer of the Berlin Opera
and chief exponent Of the Won Laban
School. Won Laban is recognized as the
father of the German dance"
In Dresden she also studied with the
celebrated Palucca, who with Skovonel,
another German, was most widely &C
claimed among all dancers at the
congress.
These Dresden days were filled to
overlooking with hours spent In prob
lens Of the dance with one or the other
OF these famous teachers, and the week
new by. It was closely followed by one
OF the Summers most delightful expert
ences for the group of American dane
ers, which included Sara Mildred Strauss
and Hans Wiener, both Of New York
City. Their next objective was the
Helerau School. So they journeyed to
Vienna, and after two days of delightful
Sightseeing they left for tiny village
known as Laxanburg, where the Helle-
raH School lies, surrounded by beautiful
grounds. There the students and dane
ers all lived in castles, the groups from |
the various countries occupying differ
ent suites Of huge rooms and having
their classes privately in other apart
ments with their meals In the private
dining rooms Of their own suites. In
the evening the groups entertained one
another In their own beautiful quarters.