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Articles, letters, and memorabilia from Loyce Houlton’s life and career. Items include a photo of the original Contemporary Dance Playhouse, a program and reviews from Song of the Earth, and a photo of Loyce with Prince following a benefit concert he played for MDT in 1983.

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TOP: Loyce Houlton in front of the Cedar Village Theater on the West Bank in Minneapolis.

BOTTOM: Imprecis, one of Loyce’s lost works, in performance at the Cedar Village Theater with Frances Machala Cerro and Larry DeVries.

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A poster for a performance at the Contemporary Dance Playhouse that included a demonstration of Houlton technique with original composition by David Voss.

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A poster from MDT’s travel to Spoleto, Italy in 1971 to work with Glen Tetley and perform Tetley and Houlton work at Teatro Nuovo.

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Warm-up class with Loyce before an MDT performance at the Teatro Nuovo in 1971.

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TOP: Erin Thompson, Andrew Thompson, and Joseph Teague in Loyce Houlton’s Song of the Earth. Photo courtesy of Erin Thompson.

BOTTOM: Impressions of Song of the Earth by John Seymour (1979). Dancers include Susan Thompson, Lise Houlton, Michael Hackett, and Glen Martin.

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TOP: Jack Barkla’s rendering of a set design for Loyce Houlton’s Knoxville, Summer of 1915, which was realized as a set piece for Loyce’s completed work. This set has since been destroyed.

BOTTOM: Jack Barkla’s rendering for a set design for Loyce Houlton’s Romeo & Juliet, which was not realized.

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TOP: “The Premonition of Carmina” as imagined by Robert Ellsworth III. Sets designed by Ellsworth accompanied the premiere of Loyce Houlton’s Carmina Burana. These sets were eventually sold.

BOTTOM: An early rendering of the iconic scrim for Loyce Houlton’s Nutcracker Fantasy.

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Susan Thompson and Dana Luebke in Loyce Houlton’s Ancient Aire, to the music of George Crumb’s Ancient Voices of Children.

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Loyce Houlton on stage. Year and location unknown.

VIDEO

Scenes of class and Nutcracker rehearsal from first the Contemporary Dance Playhouse (c. 1963), with appearances from Loyce Houlton, David Voss, Frances Machala, Lise Houlton, Bobby Crab, Erin Thompson, Dana Luebke, Peter Hauschild, Larry DeVries, Phyllis Patalas, Ronald Holbrook, Cynthia Guzy, Roberta Steihm, Anne Bullock, Barbara Casement, Megan Hintz, and many more.