Bonnie Bird Gundlach, dancer and dance educator
By: interviews conducted by William Riess and Heidi Gundlach-Smith,
Contributors: Riess, William Frederick; Gundlach-Smith, Heidi; Winn, Shirley; Bowne, Anthony; North, Marion
Published: 1994
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Dance teachers; Modern dance; Interviews; Women dancers; Laban Centre for Movement and Dance
Other titles: Donated oral histories collection.
Description: Bonnie Bird discusses her life and career as a dancer and dance teacher in the United States and England. Includes discussion of her work in modern dance and collaborations with Martha Graham (Bird was an original member of Graham's company), John Cage, and others. Some interview sessions include Shirley Winn, Anthony Bowne, and Marion North. She and North discuss the Laban Centre for Movement and Dance where Bird was Director of the Dance Theatre Dept.

A list of clarifying questions about the interview which Bird was unable to respond to, "Years of change, 21 years of the Laban Centre" by Peter Brinson, Transitions Dance Company brochure (Bird was the Artistic Director), and information on the Bonnie Bird New Choreography Fund.
Notes: Forms part of the Donated oral histories collection of The Bancroft Library.

This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.