Lizzie Leopold, Susan Manning, and John Neumeier

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Lizzie Leopold, Susan Manning, and John Neumeier
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John Neumeier in Conversation

Hamburg Ballet's John Neumeier spoke with dance scholars Susan Manning and Lizzie Leopold, co-editors of the forthcoming Dancing on the Third Coast: Chicago Dance Histories.

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