Type: Publication · Primary Source / Documentation
Date: 31 August 1981
Time-span: 1981
Context: Dance Magazine — special correspondence from Brazil
Publication: Dance Magazine
Location: New York, USA · Brazil
Role: Writer · Special Correspondent
Status: Historical Record — article copy not yet located
Record / Description
This record documents Ricardo Viviani’s professional connection with Dance Magazine in 1981 and his role as a special correspondent in Brazil.
A letter from Dance Magazine, dated 31 August 1981 and signed by Eleanor Rachel Luger, Associate Editor/News, states that Ricardo Viviani was a “special correspondent in Brazil for Dance Magazine.” The letter explains that the magazine was seeking to expand its coverage of Brazil and invited information about activities that could be shared with him.
Ricardo Viviani recalls that his writing for the magazine included an article concerning the Ballet Stadium in Brazil. A copy of that article has not yet been located. The article itself is therefore treated as an existing but presently undocumented publication, pending recovery of the published text or further bibliographic evidence.
Primary Source / Documentation
Letter from Dance Magazine, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, dated 31 August 1981.
The letter is addressed “To whom it may concern” and confirms that Ricardo Viviani was serving as a special correspondent in Brazil for Dance Magazine. It states that the magazine wished to expand its coverage of Brazil and appreciated information about activities that could be shared with him.
The letter is signed by Eleanor Rachel Luger, Associate Editor/News.
Publication
The surviving correspondence establishes Viviani’s position as a special correspondent for Dance Magazine in Brazil. According to Viviani’s recollection, an article concerning the Ballet Stadium in Brazil was written for the magazine. The issue, article title, publication date and published text remain to be identified.
Relationship
This record documents an important early connection between Ricardo Viviani’s activities in Brazil and his developing work in dance writing and documentation. It belongs to the period immediately following his 1981 studies at DANCERSCHOOL in New York and shows an expansion of his professional activity beyond performance and training.
Place / Context
The correspondence originated from Dance Magazine in New York and concerned Viviani’s work as a correspondent in Brazil. The letter provides documentary evidence of this Brazil-based correspondence relationship in 1981.
Archival Material
Original letter from Dance Magazine dated 31 August 1981, scan of the letter, correspondence confirming Ricardo Viviani as Special Correspondent in Brazil, documentation relating to the Ballet Stadium article — copy not yet located, further Dance Magazine documentation to be identified and added.
Post Scriptum — 4 September 2026
The surviving letter provides direct documentary evidence that Ricardo Viviani was a special correspondent in Brazil for Dance Magazine in August 1981. The original scan has now been incorporated into the archive.
The letter does not identify a particular article or subject. The reference to an article concerning the Ballet Stadium in Brazil comes from Viviani’s present recollection and from the existence of this archival record. The article itself remains to be located and should be added when a copy or reliable bibliographic reference is found.
This record is intentionally left open for further documentation, including the article title, issue, publication date, text, photographs or illustrations, and related correspondence.
Contribution / Ertrag: This record documents Ricardo Viviani’s early professional activity as a dance writer and special correspondent in Brazil and establishes a direct connection with Dance Magazine.
Assessment / Relevanz: The document is significant as evidence of the expansion of Viviani’s professional practice into writing, reporting and the documentation of Brazilian dance for an international specialist publication.
Keywords: Dance Magazine; Special Correspondent; Brazil; Dance Writing; Ballet; Ballet Stadium; Publication; Journalism; Dance Documentation; 1981; New York; Ricardo Viviani
External Links
Dance Magazine
Internal Links
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