Download PDF by Dagny McKinley: Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp: A History of

By Dagny McKinley

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In 1914, Charlotte Perry and Portia Mansfield predicted a secluded establishment nestled within the mountains, the place artwork and nature might intersect. by means of the Nineteen Twenties, their distant Perry-Mansfield acting Arts university & Camp in Steamboat Springs was once serving as a hub for prime dancers akin to Jos� Limon and Harriette Ann grey to hone their craft. as well as education millions of pointed ft and arched toes, the varsity showcased equestrian leaping and played performs via masters, together with Shakespeare, Garc�a Lorca and Tennessee Williams. The theater software finally attracted budding actors like Julie Harris, Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Biel. writer Dagny McKinley offers the tale of America�s longest continually operating appearing arts camp.

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