{"product_id":"john-colman-music-contemporary-dance-hanya-holm-hoctor-lp","title":"Rare John Colman Music for Contemporary Dance Hanya Holm Hoctor Records LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn exceptionally scarce \u003cb\u003eMusic for Contemporary Dance\u003c\/b\u003e LP featuring musical improvisations by \u003cb\u003eJohn Colman\u003c\/b\u003e for exercises associated with pioneering modern dancer, choreographer and educator \u003cb\u003eHanya Holm\u003c\/b\u003e. Issued in the United States on \u003cb\u003eHoctor Records, a division of Dance Records, Inc., Waldwick, New Jersey\u003c\/b\u003e, catalogue number HLP-3046.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe recording was produced specifically for contemporary dance training and is directed by \u003cb\u003eOliver Kostock\u003c\/b\u003e, an instructor at the Hanya Holm School of Dance in New York. John Colman, who provided the musical improvisations, received his training at the Dalcroze Institutes in New York and Geneva and composed for Hanya Holm and other important figures and institutions in American dance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHanya Holm was one of the major figures in the development of modern dance in the United States. Born in Germany and trained in the expressionist dance tradition of Mary Wigman, she moved to New York in 1931 and established a highly influential school of modern dance. In addition to her work as a teacher and concert choreographer, Holm became an important Broadway choreographer, with credits including \u003ci\u003eKiss Me, Kate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Fair Lady\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCamelot\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe LP presents music for a sequence of dance movements and exercises. Side 1 includes Pliers, Plier-Relever, Body Swings, Leg Swings, Arm Movements Legato, Battements and Little Jumps in Place. Side 2 progresses through walking, running, running leaps, light and high skips, Vibratory Walk and Vibration – Irregular Meter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe striking yellow, black and white sleeve features a large portrait of Hanya Holm together with a photograph of dancers in motion. The rear cover contains extensive biographical information on Holm, Colman and Kostock, as well as advertisements for other specialist ballet and dance recordings issued by Dance Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album appears to date to approximately \u003cb\u003e1962\u003c\/b\u003e. The sleeve text refers to Holm's choreography for the 1959 Vancouver International Festival, providing a firm earliest possible date, while the design and early HLP-3000 series catalogue number are consistent with an early 1960s issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis appears to be an \u003cb\u003eextremely rare recording\u003c\/b\u003e. Despite extensive searching, we have been unable to locate another copy of HLP-3046 offered for sale or documented in the usual online record databases. Its scarcity may reflect the specialised nature of Hoctor Records releases, which were produced primarily for the dance and dance-education market rather than for general commercial record sales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e John Colman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Music for Contemporary Dance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirector:\u003c\/b\u003e Oliver Kostock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAssociated Dance School:\u003c\/b\u003e Hanya Holm School of Dance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLabel:\u003c\/b\u003e Hoctor Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecord Company:\u003c\/b\u003e Dance Records, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/b\u003e HLP-3046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e 12-inch LP, 33\u003cspan\u003e⅓\u003c\/span\u003e RPM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCountry:\u003c\/b\u003e USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e Circa 1960–early 1960s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl: Visually NM, but plays like VG\/VG+\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMusic is loud and clear, but the vinyl is noisy throughout, more so on side 1, but almost always underneath the music\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve: NM\u003c\/b\u003e – Near mint condition, exceptionally well preserved with virtually no signs of wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA particularly unusual piece of \u003cb\u003eAmerican modern dance history\u003c\/b\u003e, combining the work of John Colman with the teaching tradition of Hanya Holm. Its striking period cover, specialised subject matter and apparent extreme scarcity make this an interesting record for collectors of modern dance, experimental and instructional recordings, and unusual American private or specialist-label LPs.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBecause of its scarcity, one should be tolerant of the underlying vinyl noise.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poppy's Vintage Clothing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47964756377705,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/1559\/files\/Contemporary-Dance-LP.jpg?v=1788025148","url":"https:\/\/www.poppysvintageclothing.com\/de\/products\/john-colman-music-contemporary-dance-hanya-holm-hoctor-lp","provider":"Poppy's Vintage Clothing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}