- Additional Authors
- Found In
- Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972. [Commentary to accompany filmed dances], pt. 1.
- Summary
- Track 5: The Persians commentary (ca. 12 min.). Ted Shawn speaks about his dance The Persians, including his collaboration with Eva Sikelianos [Eua Palmer-Sikelianou], who composed the music using Aeschylus' play The Persians [Persae] as text, and trained Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers to sing it; the completed dance as a recreation of the ancient Greek tragic chorus, .
- Subjects
- Note
- Introductory commentary by Ted Shawn for the film of his dance The Persians, recorded in 1951 at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Lee, Mass.
- Sound quality is fair. There is some distortion in the voice.
- Funding (note)
- Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2007-2008 and the National Endowment for the Arts, 2007-2008.
- Call Number
- *MGZTL 4-39, pt. 5
- OCLC
- 81893284
- Author
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972. Speaker
- Title
The Persians commentary [sound recording].
- Imprint
1951.
- Funding
Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2007-2008 and the National Endowment for the Arts, 2007-2008.
- Local Note
For film of Ted Shawn's dance The Persians see entry under: *MGZHB 4-287
Request *MGZTL 4-39, track 5
- Added Author
National Endowment for the Arts, 2007-2008.
New York State Council on the Arts, 2007-2008.
Ted Shawn collection. Oral history archive.
- Found In:
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972. [Commentary to accompany filmed dances], pt. 1.