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A dancer's world commentary and music.
- Title
- A dancer's world [sound recording] : commentary and music.
- Publication
- [1957]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTC 3-12 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
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- Description
- 1 sound cassette (33 min.) : analog, mono.
- Summary
- Martha Graham discusses the dancer's unremitting work in the studio to prepare a performance. Members of the Martha Graham Company execute exercises and phrases from Graham technique going on to perform small group studies, duets, and solos. The piano accompaniment is heard interspersed with Graham's commentary on the dancer's technical and artistic development.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of National Educational Television. Oral History Archive.
- National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
- Note
- Recording of the soundtrack for the motion picture *MGZHB 12-129 A dancer's world. Recorded in 1957 at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, New York City. Martha Graham, narrator; pianist and composer, Cameron McCosh.
- Call Number
- *MGZTC 3-12
- OCLC
- NYPY737031257-R
- Title
- A dancer's world [sound recording] : commentary and music.
- Imprint
- [1957]
- Local Note
- Archival Original: *MGZTO 7-12; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 7 in. reel; acetate; half-track.Dubbing Master: *MGZTD 10-12; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester; half-track.Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
- Local Subject
- Modern dance -- Technique -- Graham.Motion pictures. A dancer's world.
- Added Author
- Graham, Martha.McCosh, Cameron.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZTC 3-12