Bewitched, Alwin Nikolais

What's happening in this image? (There are no wrong answers! Feel free to describe the movement, provide additional context, add dancer birth & death dates, or note any details relevant to dance study & research.): Image of dancer Murray Louis (face not shown), draped in a sheet costume (upper half white, lower half black) while jumping in the air with arms pointing upward. Premiered at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Chicago, IL.

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Performance date (YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD): 1957-03-26

Commissioned by: Fromm Foundation, University of Illinois School of Music, and the Dance Division of the Department of Physical Education for Women

Dance title: Bewitched (Choreographic work : Nikolais)

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Section title - if part of larger work: "The Bewitched – A Dance Satire"

Dancer (select all that apply): Louis, Murray

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Photographer: Berlin, David S.

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Additional contributors: Music: Harry Partch