Collection: Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis Papers Mss 181 Series: 1. Administrative Series Sub series: 1.2 Management Files A. Alwin Nikolais 1980-1992 B. Murray Louis 1950-1989 C. Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis 1984 2006 Management Files Summary: Management papers are administrative files that document business aspects of performances of Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis dance companies, including contracts, technical requirements, payroll, touring leads, guest lists, and correspondence. The management files were received in 2000 and 2006. The sub series is arranged chronologically by artist and includes performance venues. Dates range from 1980 2006. Box 1 Alwin Nikolais 1. Alwin Nikolais Puerto Rico Leads 1980 1989 2. Alwin Nikolais Oklahoma Leads 1983 1986 3. Alwin Nikolais Texas Leads 1984 1990 4. Alwin Nikolais Hawaii Leads 1985 5. Alwin Nikolais Kansas Leads 1985 6. Alwin Nikolais Nebraska Leads 1985 7. Alwin Nikolais New Hampshire Leads 1985 8. Alwin Nikolais New Mexico Leads 1985 9. Alwin Nikolais Rhode Island Leads 1985 10. Alwin Nikolais South Carolina Leads 1985 11. Alwin Nikolais Tennessee Leads 1985 1986 12. Alwin Nikolais Washington Leads 1985 1986 13. Alwin Nikolais Colorado Leads 1985 1988 14. Alwin Nikolais Florida Leads 1985 1988 15. Alwin Nikolais Maryland Leads 1985 1987 16. Alwin Nikolais Massachusetts Leads 1985 1988 17. Alwin Nikolais Michigan Leads 1985 1988
Box 1 Alwin Nikolais 18. Alwin Nikolais New Jersey Leads 1985 1988 19 Alwin Nikolais Washington DC Leads 1985 1988 20 Alwin Nikolais Pennsylvania Leads 1985 1988 21 Alwin Nikolais New York Leads 1985 1989 22 Alwin Nikolais California Leads 1986 23 Alwin Nikolais Indiana Leads 1986 24 Alwin Nikolais Minnesota Leads 1986 25 Alwin Nikolais Montana Leads 1986 26 Alwin Nikolais Utah Leads 1986 27 Alwin Nikolais Hawaii, Manoa University of HA Sept. 1, 1986 28 Alwin Nikolais Iowa Leads 1986 1988 29 Alwin Nikolais Missouri Leads 1986 1987 30 Alwin Nikolais Oregon Leads 1986 1988 31 Alwin Nikolais Kentucky Leads 1987 32 Alwin Nikolais West Virginia Leads 1987 33 Alwin Nikolais Wisconsin Leads 1987 34 Alwin Nikolais Italy Vignale July 18, 1987 35 Alwin Nikolais Ohio Leads 1987 1988 36 Alwin Nikolais Virginia Leads 1987 1989 37 Alwin Nikolais Europe Leads 1988 1989 38 Alwin Nikolais NY, New York Columbia University Sept. 15, 1986 39 Alwin Nikolais PA, University Park Penn State Sept. 16, 1988 40 Alwin Nikolais Washington DC American University Sept. 19, 1988 41 Alwin Nikolais New Jersey, Wayne Kennedy Center Sept. 20-24, 1988 42 Alwin Nikolais NY, Bayside YM-YWHA Oct. 1-2, 1988 43 Alwin Nikolais NY, Bayside Queensborough College Oct. 2, 1988 44 Alwin Nikolais NY, Pleasantville Pace University Oct. 8, 1988 45 Alwin Nikolais Oregon, Portland Portland State Univ. Oct. 11 12, 1988 46 Alwin Nikolais Alaska, Anchorage West High Auditorium Oct. 14 15, 1988 47 Alwin Nikolais Alaska, Fairbanks Hering Auditorium Oct. 16 17, 1988 48 Alwin Nikolais Washington, Seattle Univ. of Washington Oct. 20 22, 1988 49 Alwin Nikolais NM, Albuquerque Univ. of New Mexico Oct. 25, 1988 50 Alwin Nikolais European Tour France, Belgium Nov. 9 Dec 17,1988 51 Alwin Nikolais CT, Hartford City of Hartford Jan. 1989 52 Alwin Nikolais VA, Norfolk Wells Theatre May 19 20, 1989 53 Alwin Nikolais European Tour France, Italy May 21- Jul 25, 89 54 Alwin Nikolais China, Taiwan Leads 1989 1990 55 Alwin Nikolais Washington DC Kennedy Center Apr. 3 8, 1990 56 Alwin Nikolais FL, Tallahassee Florida State Feb. 20 24, 1991 57 Alwin Nikolais Italy Regio Emilia Feb. 26 May 17, 1991 58 Alwin Nikolais Indiana, Muncie Ball State Nov. 13-16, 1991 59. Alwin Nikolais OH, Columbus Ballet Met Apr. 4 10, 1992
Box 2 Murray Louis 1. Murray Louis Missouri Leads 1984 2. Murray Louis Washington, Seattle Paramount Theatre Oct. 5-6, 1984 3. Murray Louis Georgia Leads 1985 4. Murray Louis Minnesota Leads 1985 5. Murray Louis FL, Jacksonville Florida Theater Jan. 25, 1985 6. Murray Louis MI, Ann Arbor Burton Mem. Tower Feb. 5, 1985 7. Murray Louis NJ, Sommerville Somerset Com. Col. Feb. 14, 1985 8. Murray Louis Alabama Leads 1986 9. Murray Louis Illinois Leads 1986 10. Murray Louis New York Leads 1986 11. Murray Louis Ohio Leads 1986 12. Murray Louis Oklahoma Leads 1986 13. Murray Louis Tennessee Leads 1986 14. Murray Louis North Carolina Leads 1986 1990 15. Murray Louis NY, Greenvale Concert Theatre Jan. 1, 1986 16. Murray Louis FL, Clearwater Ruth Eckard Hall Jan. 27, 1986 17. Murray Louis Bahamas, Freeport Regency Theater Jan. 29, 1986 18. Murray Louis PA, Pittsburgh Heinz Hall Feb. 1, 1986 19. Murray Louis Iowa, Iowa City Hancher Aud. Feb. 3, 1986 20. Murray Louis Iowa, Davenport Civic Center Feb. 4, 1986 21. Murray Louis PA, Indiana Univ. Fisher Hall Feb. 6, 1986 22. Murray Louis PA, University Park PA State Feb. 7, 1986 23. Murray Louis CA, Los Angeles UCLA Royce Hall Feb. 28 -Mar 1, 1986 24. Murray Louis CA, Stanford Stanford University Mar. 7, 1986 25. Murray Louis Texas, Amarillo Civic Center Mar. 11, 1986 26. Murray Louis CT, New Haven Palace Theater Mar. 27, 1986 27. Murray Louis DE, Wilmington Opera House Mar. 29, 1986 28. Murray Louis NY, New York Bronx Concert Hall May 3, 1986 29. Murray Louis NY, Chautauqua The Amphitheatre July 2, 1986 30. Murray Louis NY, Lewiston Art Park July 22 23 1986 31. Murray Louis NY, New York Lincoln Center Aug. 21, 1986 32. Murray Louis TX, Dallas McFarland Oct. 3-4 1986 Auditorium 33. Murray Louis TX, San Antonio Trinity College Oct. 5, 1986 34. Murray Louis CO, Denver Corkin Theater Feb. 21, 1987 35. Murray Louis FL, Gainesville Univ. of Florida Feb. 22, 1987 36. Murray Louis FL, Miami Gusman Cultural Ctr Feb. 26, 1987 37. Murray Louis FL, Orlando Carr Perf. Arts Ctr. Feb. 27, 1987 38. Murray Louis CA, San Luis Obispo Cal Poly Theater July 6 10, 1987 39. Murray Louis OR, Medford Britt Festival July 16 18, 1987
Box 2 Murray Louis 40. Murray Louis NY, Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Ctr Aug. 10 16, 1987 41. Murray Louis OH, Gambier Kenyon College Sept. 14, 1987 42. Murray Louis PA, Easton Easton State Theater Oct. 28, 1987 43. Murray Louis IL, Urbana Festival Theater Oct. 30, 1987 44. Murray Louis MO, Columbia Univ. of Missouri Oct. 31, 1987 45. Murray Louis MN, Moorhead Moorhead State Univ Nov. 3, 1987 46. Murray Louis IN, Bloomington University of Indiana Nov. 6, 1987 47. Murray Louis IN, West Lafayette Purdue University Nov. 7, 1987 48. Murray Louis CA, Los Angeles UCLA Nov. 12-14 1987 49. Murray Louis OR, Eugene Hult Center Nov. 15, 1987 50. Murray Louis CA, San Diego Spreckels Theater Nov. 17, 1987 51. Murray Louis Massachusetts Leads 1988 52. Murray Louis Indiana, Muncie Ball State Univ. Apr. 6, 1988 53. Murray Louis IL, Decatur Millikin University Apr. 8, 1988 54. Murray Louis IL, Macomb University of IL Apr. 9, 1988 55. Murray Louis HA, Kamuela Honolulu, Wailiku Apr. 28 30 1988 56. Murray Louis WA, Seattle Univ. of Washington Apr. 28 30 1988 57. Murray Louis AK, Fairbanks Hering Auditorium May 2, 1988 58. Murray Louis AK, Anchorage West High School May 6, 1988 59. Murray Louis NJ, Wayne WMHA May 14, 1988 60. Murray Louis NY, Chautauqua Amphitheatre Aug. 10, 1988 61. Murray Louis MN, St. Paul Ordray Music Theater Nov. 3, 1988 62. Murray Louis WI, Madison Union Theatre Nov. 4, 1988 63. Murray Louis Maine Leads 1989 64. Murray Louis Utah Leads 1989 65. Murray Louis Europe Leads 1989 1990 66. Murray Louis NY, New York City College Feb. 1, 1989 67. Murray Louis NJ, New Brunswick Mason Gross School July 30, 1989 68. Murray Louis ND, Grand Forks Univ of North Dakota Nov. 2, 1989 69. Murray Louis MI, Lansing MI Dance Assoc. Nov. 11, 1989 70. Murray Louis Virginia Leads 1990 71. Murray Louis Washington DC Leads 1990 72. Murray Louis CA, Palm Desert McCallum Theater 1990 73. Murray Louis CA, Oakland Mills College Mar. 8, 1990 74. Murray Louis Ohio, Dublin Dublin Arts Council Mar. 30, 1990 75. Murray Louis IL, Aurora Paramont Arts Center Apr. 7, 1990 76. Murray Louis IN, Indianapolis Butler University Apr. 9, 1990 77. Murray Louis France, Paris Conservatoire Musique Oct. 23-30 1993 78. Murray Louis Hawaii Leads 1995 79. Murray Louis NY, New York Carnegie Hall May 16 19 1995 80. Murray Louis NY, New York Guggenheim Nov. 3, 1987
Box 3 Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis 1. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York City Center Feb 27 Mar 4 1984 2. Nikolais & Louis Missouri Leads 1987 1989 3. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Joyce Theater Dec 15 87- Jan 17 88 4. Nikolais & Louis Arizona Leads 1988 5. Nikolais & Louis Texas Leads 1988 6. Nikolais & Louis Wisconsin Leads 1988 7. Nikolais & Louis Florida Leads 1988 1990 8. Nikolais & Louis Oregon Leads 1988 1990 9. Nikolais & Louis Pennsylvania Leads 1988 1991 10. Nikolais & Louis CA, San Diego Leads 1989 11. Nikolais & Louis Virginia Leads 1989 12. Nikolais & Louis California Leads 1989 1990 13. Nikolais & Louis Asia: China Korea Taiwan July, 1989 14. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Lincoln Center Aug. 1 3 1989 15. Nikolais & Louis Italy, Trento Oriente Festival Sept. 6 11 1989 16. Nikolais & Louis NY, Brookville Long Island Univ Sept. 23, 1989 17. Nikolais & Louis IA, Des Moines CAMI Sept. 25, 1989 18. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Joyce Theater Oct. 17 Nov 5, 1989 19. Nikolais & Louis Alaska Leads 1990 20. Nikolais & Louis Hawaii Leads 1990 21. Nikolais & Louis Hong Kong Leads 1990 22. Nikolais & Louis Illinois Leads 1990 23. Nikolais & Louis Indiana Leads 1990 24. Nikolais & Louis Massachusetts Leads 1990 25. Nikolais & Louis Michigan Leads 1990 26. Nikolais & Louis Nevada Leads 1990 27. Nikolais & Louis New Hampshire Leads 1990 28. Nikolais & Louis New Mexico Leads 1990 29. Nikolais & Louis New York Leads 1990 30. Nikolais & Louis North Carolina Leads 1990 31. Nikolais & Louis Ohio Leads 1990 32. Nikolais & Louis Taiwan Leads 1990 33. Nikolais & Louis Vermont Leads 1990 34. Nikolais & Louis FL, Coconut Greek Wynmoor Center Jan. 16, 1990 35. Nikolais & Louis FL, Clearwater CAMI Jan. 18, 1990 36. Nikolais & Louis Brazil, Rio Sao Palo Mar 23 Apr 2 90 37. Nikolais & Louis TX, Dallas EI Cintro Apr. 2, 1990 38. Nikolais & Louis Maine, Orono Univ. of Maine Apr. 28, 1990
Box 3 Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis 39. Nikolais & Louis MI, Ann Arbor University of MI June 30,1990 40. Nikolais & Louis NY, Huntington Chapin Rainbow July, 1990 41. Nikolais & Louis Europe, France Spain Portugal July, 1990 42. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Joyce Theater Oct. 2 4, 1990 43. Nikolais & Louis NY, Brooklyn Academy of Music Nov 13-20, 90 44. Nikolais & Louis India New Delhi Dec, 1990 45. Nikolais & Louis France Leads 1991 46. Nikolais & Louis Hungary Leads 1991 47. Nikolais & Louis CA, San Francisco Kennedy Center Apr 29 May 2 91 48. Nikolais & Louis CT, Storrs University of CT Nov. 21, 1991 49. Nikolais & Louis VT, Burlington University of VT Jan. 24, 1992 50. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Joyce Theater Jan. 28 Feb. 9, 92 51. Nikolais & Louis TX, Dallas Kennedy Center March, 1992 52. Nikolais & Louis KY, Louisville KY Arts Center Apr. 9 12 1992 53. Nikolais & Louis Europe Switzerland May, 1992 54. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Brooklyn Apr. 4 8 1993 55a. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Joyce Theater July 19 Jul 31 93 55b. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Joyce Theater July 19 Jul 31 93 55c. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Joyce Theater July 19 Jul 31 93 Box 4 Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis 56. Nikolais & Louis CO, Colorado Springs Colorado College Aug.4 6 1993 57. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Henry St Playhouse Oct.14 24 1993 58. Nikolais & Louis American Dance Touring Initiative Nov.3 21 1993 59. Nikolais & Louis AZ, Tucson University of AZ Nov.12 13 1993 60a. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Hunter College Feb.1 3 1994 60b. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Hunter College Feb.1 3 1994 61. Nikolais & Louis PA, Pittsburgh Penn State Mar.1 2 1994 62. Nikolais & Louis PA, Pittsburgh Benedum Center Mar.4 8 1994 63. Nikolais & Louis Utah, Salt lake Capitol Theater Mar.11 12 1994 64. Nikolais & Louis NC, Durham American Dance Fest June 22 26, 1994 65. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Hunter College Dec. 27 31, 1994 66. Nikolais & Louis NY, Valhalla Westchester Apr. 5 8, 1995 67. Nikolais & Louis PA, Philadelphia University of PA Apr.19 22, 1995 68. Nikolais & Louis TX, Dallas Southern. Methodist Apr. 26 29, 1995 69. Nikolais & Louis CA, Stanford Stanford University May 1 2, 1995 70. Nikolais & Louis NY, Sugar Loaf Lyceum Center May 6, 1995 71. Nikolais & Louis Aruba, Orange Festival Oct. 1995 72. Nikolais & Louis VA, Gettysburg William & Mary Oct. 17 18, 1995
Box 4 Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis 73. Nikolais & Louis CA, Santa Barbara University of CA Feb. 20 26, 1996 74. Nikolais & Louis CA, San Lois Obispo Cal Polytech Feb. 27, 1996 75. Nikolais & Louis WI, Madison Civic Center Mar. 2, 1996 76. Nikolais & Louis MN, St. Joseph Benedicta Center Mar.5, 1996 77. Nikolais & Louis MI, Calumet Calumet Theater Mar. 9, 1996 78. Nikolais & Louis TN, Nashville Vanderbilt Mar. 14, 1996 79. Nikolais & Louis MA, Lee Jacob s Pillow July 10 14, 1996 80a. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Joyce Theater Nov 19 Dec 1 96 80b. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Joyce Theater Nov 19 Dec 1 96 80c. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Joyce Theater Nov 19 Dec 1 96 80d. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Joyce Theater Nov 19 Dec 1 96 80e. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Joyce Theater Nov 19 Dec 1 96 Box 5 Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis & Duplicates 81. Nikolais & Louis VIP List 1996 82. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Central Park July 11 1997 83. Nikolais & Louis NY, Fredonia Rockefeller Center Oct. 27 Nov. 3 97 84. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Joyce Theater Dec. 2 14, 1997 85. Nikolais & Louis VIP List 1997 86. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York World Center Feb. 18, 1998 87. Nikolais & Louis PA, Philadelphia Annenberg Center April 20, 1998 88. Nikolais & Louis GA, Atlanta Scott Center Sept. 17 20, 1998 89. Nikolais & Louis IN, Indianapolis Clowes Hall Sept. 24 25, 1998 90. Nikolais & Louis KY, Lexington University of KY Sept. 27, 1998 91. Nikolais & Louis NY, New York Hunter College Oct. 5, 1998 92. Nikolais & Louis Celebration Tour Legacy Forum 2002-2003 93 Nikolais & Louis Nikolais Festival Summer workshop 2004-2006 1. Alwin Nikolais Duplicates 1986 1988 2. Alwin Nikolais Duplicates 1989 1991 3. Murray Louis Duplicates 1985 4. Murray Louis Duplicates 1986 5a. Murray Louis Duplicates 1987 5b. Murray Louis Duplicates 1987 6a. Murray Louis Duplicates 1988 6b. Murray Louis Duplicates 1988 7. Murray Louis Duplicates 1990 8. Murray Louis Duplicates 1991 9. Nikolais & Louis Duplicates 1982 1989 10. Nikolais & Louis Duplicates 1990 1991 11. Nikolais & Louis Duplicates 1993 12. Nikolais & Louis Duplicates 1994 13. Nikolais & Louis Duplicates 1995 1996 14. Nikolais & Louis Duplicates 1997 1998