| Collecting Strand | National Resource Centre for Dance |
| Level | Collection |
| Ref No | YS |
| Title | YOLANDE SNAITH THEATREDANCE ARCHIVE |
| Date | 1984-2005 |
| Extent | 296 files of papers; 1 box of photographs; 11 theatre programmes; 14 posters; 38 video tapes; 1 DVD (catalogued material)
13 boxes of uncatalogued material. |
| Name of Creator | Yolande Snaith Theatredance; 1986-2004; Dance company |
| Description | Yolande Snaith Theatredance was founded in 1993 by artistic director and choreographer Yolande Snaith. Snaith had previously worked under the titles of Yolande Snaith and Dancers (1985-1986), Yolande Snaith & Kathy Crick (1987-1989) and Dance Quorum (1990-1992).
The archive covers the development of the company from a small scale company of two to three dancers through to a larger scale company, originally Dance Quorum (1990-1992) and later, Yolande Snaith Theatredance (1993-2004).
The archive comprises DVDs, videos and photographs of performances, as well as posters and programmes. In addition there are 49 boxes of papers which include: board papers; production files; press cutings; publicity material; records of education projects; correspondence with the Arts Council; fundraising and sponsorship records; financial records; and administrative papers
There are an additional 13 boxes of material still to be catalogued, including costumes and photographs. If you require further information about this material, please email archives@surrey.ac.uk. |
| Copyright | Reproduction of videos is not allowed. |
| Custodial History | The archive was given to the National Resource Centre for Dance, University of Surrey in November 2002, after Yolande Snaith had taken up a lectureship at the University of California, San Diego in July 2002. |