Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Administrative History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1906 January 23 | Lester Horton born to Iradell and Pollyanna Horton in Indianapolis |
| 1929 | Horton's professional dance debut with Michio Itō's company |
| 1934 | Founded Lester Horton Dancers based in Los Angeles Created first of several iterations of the Salome dance work |
| 1939 | Choreographed Tierra y Libertad!, also known as Conquest, with music by Lou Harrison |
| 1943 | White Savage premiered, Horton's first credit for choreography in a motion picture |
| 1946 | With William Bowne, Bella Lewitzky, and Newell Reynolds, Horton formed Dance Theater |
| 1948 | Dance Theater opened permanent performance space with studio classrooms at 7566 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles First performances given in new space. Program consisted of three works choreographed by Horton: The Beloved, Totem Incantation, and a revision of Salome |
| 1949 | Motion picture Siren of Atlantis opened, featuring choreography by Horton |
| 1950 | Bowne-Lewitzky-Reynolds partnership dissolved. Horton runs the company with business manager Frank Eng |
| 1952 | Liberian Suite first performed as part of Choreo '52 at the Dance Theater, music by Duke Ellington |
| 1953 | Dance Theater performed in New York City and at Jacob's Pillow summer dance festival |
| 1953 November 2 | Lester Horton died at his home in Hollywood, California |
| 1954 | Dance Theater run by Eng with some creative responsibilities taken on by company members Alvin Ailey and Carmen de Lavallade Debut of Ailey's work According to St. Francis |
| 1958 | After a year hiatus, Dance Theater opened Choreo '58 featuring works by company members James Truitte, Yvonne de Lavallade, and Don Martin |
| 1960 | Lester Horton Dance Theater and School closed its doors |
| 1971-1973 | Truitte taught Horton's dance technique at Cincinnati Ballet Company and restaged Horton works such as The Beloved |
| 1990s | Lester Horton Dance Theater Foundation run by Don Martin continued Horton's legacy through education of his technique Horton technique taught as part of curriculum at Alvin Ailey dance school |