- Additional Authors
- Terry, Walter
- Description
- 1 streaming audio file (approximately 26 min.) : digital
- Summary
- Streaming audio file (approximately 26 minutes). [Introduction of the program and host, Walter Terry, by unidentified speaker.] Walter Terry introduces Kurt Jooss, who is in New York to supervise the Joffrey City Center Ballet [Joffrey Ballet] production of Jooss's ballet, The green table. Jooss speaks with Terry about the creation of The green table, including its origins: the figure of death, which he envisioned as a role for himself; and the need to create a new work for a choreographic competition [Concours de Chorégraphie en souvenir de Jean Börlin, organized by the Archives Internationales de la Danse]; the process of choreographing The green table, in collaboration with composer Fritz Cohen [Frederic A. Cohen]; the great frequency with which this work has been performed; companies which have The green table in their repertory including the Chilean National Ballet; working with the dancers of the Joffrey Ballet; the variety of dramatic roles in The green table; his use of movement to express dramatic elements; his school in Essen (Germany); his current activities including touring with a small company; Terry's concluding remarks. [Closing remarks and announcements by unidentified speaker; music.]
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of Walter Terry.
- Uniform Title
- Invitation to dance (Radio program)
- Alternative Title
- Dance Audio Archive.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings.
- Note
- Interview with Kurt Joss conducted by Walter Terry, as host, for broadcast February 19, 1967 by radio station WNYC, New York, on its series Invitation to dance.
- The sound quality is good.
- The processing and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Call Number
- *MGZTO 7-2229
- OCLC
- 45064115
- Author
Jooss, Kurt, 1901-1979, interviewee.
- Title
Interview with Kurt Jooss, 1967.
- Imprint
1967.
- Type of Content
spoken word
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Event
Recorded for broadcast by radio station WNCY, New York on its series, Invitation to Dance February 19, 1967 New York (N.Y.)
- Original Version
Original format: (archival original: *MGZTO 7-2229a; formerly: *MGZTO 7-87a): one sound reel (approximately 26 minutes); acetate; half-track; 7.5 ips; 7 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto787a_v01f01_sc.
Original format: (additional archival original: *MGZTO 7-2229b; formerly: *MGZTO 7-87b): one sound reel (approximately 24 minutes); acetate; half-track; 7.5 ips; 7 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto787b_v01f01_sc.
- Local Note
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2229.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Terry, Walter, interviewer.
- Added Title
Invitation to dance (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
*MGZTO 7-2229