- Additional Authors
- Gruen, John
- Description
- 2 streaming files (approximately 52 minutes ) : digital, stereo
- Summary
- Streaming file 1 (approximately 26 minutes). [Introductory remarks by unidentified speaker.] John Gruen introduces his guest, Eliot Feld, and plays an excerpt of a recording of a mazurka by Frédéric Chopin used in Feld's work Mazurka; Gruen speaks about Feld's ballet Mazurka; Feld speaks about choreographing; Gruen and Feld discuss Feld's background; Feld speaks about his first choreography, at American Ballet Theatre [commercial announcement]; Gruen speaks about some of the characteristics of Feld's ballets; Feld speaks further about his work Mazurka; working with his dancers; Gruen plays an excerpt of a recording of a mazurka.
- Streaming file 2 (approximately 26 minutes). [Commercial announcement]. John Gruen states the repertoire the Feld Ballet is performing in its third season at the Public Theatre; Feld speaks about his working style; Gruen and Feld speak about the American Ballet Company and its dissolution; Feld speaks about the qualities he looks for in dancers; Gruen plays an excerpt from the music, by George Gershwin, used in Feld's work The real McCoy; Feld speaks about the possibility of performing the work of other choreographers; his work Excursions; choreographing; Gruen plays an excerpt of a recording of the music, by Samuel Barber, used in Excursions [commercial announcement; closing remarks of Gruen; ends abruptly].
- Uniform Title
- Sound of dance (Radio program)
- Subjects
- Note
- Interview with Eliot Feld conducted by John Gruen, as host on radio station WQIV-FM (WNCN-FM), New York on its series The sound of dance, for broadcast on October 13,1975
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Sound quality is good. The recording is marred by mild "tape hiss" and occasional short gaps, but the speakers' voices are easily intelligible.
- Access (note)
- Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
- Funding (note)
- The conservation 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.
- Call Number
- *MGZTC 3-316 (former)
- OCLC
- 80728544
- Author
Feld, Eliot, interviewee.
- Title
Interview with Eliot Feld. October 13, 1975.
- Production
1975
- Type of Content
spoken word
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Restricted Access
Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
- Event
Broadcast by WQIV-FM (WNCN-FM) 1975, October 13 New York (N.Y.)
- Funding
The conservation 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.
- Original Version
Original format: one sound cassette (approximately 52 minutes); quarter-track; 1.875 ips.; transferred to wav file and streaming file formats in 2014.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZTC 3-316
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
Audiotapes -- Feld, E.
- Added Author
Gruen, John, interviewer.
- Added Title
Sound of dance (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
*MGZTC 3-316 (former)