A Guide to the Chris Burnside Papers, 1981-2009 M 393
A Guide in Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, M 393
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Celina Williams
Administrative Information
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
None.
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open to research.
Preferred Citation
Box/folder, Chris Burnside papers, Collection number M 393, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
Biographical Note
Chris Burnside (Christopher Micken Burnside) is a choreographer, performer, and a former dance professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. He has a BFA in Communication Arts and Design from VCU and an MM in Dance from Florida State University. His dance and performance work ranges from complete choreography to movement monologues. He has performed in Los Angeles, New York City, Washington, D.C., and several other locations along the East Coast. For a more detailed look at his decision to move from New York City to Richmond to teach at VCU and his successful and varied career as an openly gay performer and professor, see "A Brief Narrative" by Chris Burnside in this collection.
Scope and Contents
The collection documents Chris Burnside's performances, 1981 to 2009. The collection contains reproductions of articles about Burnside and his work as well as video of thirty performances which have been digitized from various media storage formats. Other materials include flyers, posters, promotional pamphlets, exhibition books, and correspondence. Of particular note are items relating to a benediction that Burnside composed for the re-opening of the Grace Street Theater in 1996.
Arrangement
Materials arranged alphabetically and chronologically therein. Series 1--Performances (1984-2009) ; Series 2--Other materials (1981-2009) ; Series 3--Digitized performances (n.d.) ; Series 4--Oversized Posters (1988-2007).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Burnside, Chris
- Burnside, Chris -- Archives
- Dancers -- Archives -- Virginia -- Richmond
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Burnside, Chris
- Burnside, Chris -- Archives
Container List
Alphabetical followed by chronological
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:1
1708 Gallery Performance1986 December-1987 January
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:2
A Queer Kind of Night1995 August
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:3
Artists for Life1988 May-June, 2007 January, undated
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:4
Artists for Life 21991 September, undated
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:5
Becoming the Man1986 January
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:6
'body/language '1990 May-June
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:7
Chris Burnside and Dancers1988 March-April
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:8
Chris Burnside and Dancers1989 July
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:9
Chris Burnside and Dancers1991 May, undated
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:10
Chris Burnside and Dancers1991 June
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:11
Chris Burnside and Dancers2003 August-September
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:12
Chris Burnside at P.S. 122undated
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:13
Diamonds on the Soles of Their Shoes1986 November
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:14
Fast Forward1987 August-September, undated
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:15
For Africa Benefit2007 November
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:16
Fort Head1992 September-1995 January, undated
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:17
May Repertory,1997 April-May
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:18
Richard Carlyon: A Retrospective2009 September
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:19
Runaway Horses1989 November, 1992 November, 1995 May, 2004 April, undated
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:20
Setting Sun1994 September, undated
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:21
Travelogue1999 June-August, 2000 February-October, 2001 August
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:22
Unexpected Images1989 February
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:23
Work by Two Friends1984 February-July
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:24
Yes, Virginia Dance!1999 May
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 2:25
"A Brief Narrative " by Chris Burnside2009 Dec 17
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 2:26
Grace Street Theater restoration materials,1995-1996
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 2:27
"Technique: Futures for Dance ", a paper presented to the National Association of Schools of Dance1998 September
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 2:28
Miscellaneous Announcements and Reviews1981-2004
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 2:29
Miscellaneous Feature Articles1986-1996, undated
Alphabetical
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2 On a Party2003
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Andante2000
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Artists for Life1988
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At the Edge of Thira1997
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Das Buch Der Tranen1996
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Dithyramb1991
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Drink Me1994
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En La Noche Mi Boca Es Muy Roya1994
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Fallout1986
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For Africa Benefit2007
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Fort Head1994
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M2003
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Narcissus & Goldmundundated
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Oh Lucy1989
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Out Of the Wall1998
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Parisifal1987
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Rhetoric2003
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Richard Carlyon's MOVE Concertundated
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Runaway Horses1988
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Sacrifice2004
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Shared Peaches1995
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Silver Rain Fell1996
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Stones From the River1998
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Styx1988
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The Chair1987
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The Great Wall1986
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The Jump1987
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To Bleed Willingly and Joyfully1990
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Travelogue1998
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Understanding1984
- Mixed Materials folder: 4:30
Artists for Life1988 May 20-21
- Mixed Materials folder: 4:30
Chris Burnside and Dancers2003 September 5-13
- Mixed Materials folder: 4:30
Chris Burnside and Dancers1991 May 10
- Mixed Materials folder: 4:30
For Africa Benefit2007 November 1-3