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Lecture on government support for the arts.

Title
  1. Lecture on government support for the arts.
Published by
  1. 1973.
Author
  1. Terry, Walter

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Description
  1. 2 streaming audio files (approximately one hour): digital
Summary
  1. Streaming audio file 1 (approximately one hour). [Begins abruptly.] Walter Terry speaks about government support for the arts in the United States, beginning in the Eisenhower era, and in Europe; the financial problems of the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival during his season as director; the value of The nutcracker as a fund raiser; the necessity of patronage to support new works and the avant-garde; the responsibility of the dance critic to inform the public of the nature of the work; a series of films on dance that he found both entertaining and educational [ends abruptly but continues on streaming audio file 2]. In the course of his lecture, Terry relates numerous anecdotes including with respect to fund-raising, donors, overheard audience comments, and a performance of Martha Graham's Medea.
  2. Streaming audio file 2 (approximately 28 minutes). Walter Terry continues to speak about the films on dance, in particular, their potential for educating the public about the value of dance; he speaks about some of the works that will be performed in the United States by the Royal Swedish Ballet [Kungliga Baletten] and the Royal Danish Ballet [Kongelige Danske ballet]; [Fleming Flindt's] The triumph of death; reasons for the popularity of The sleeping beauty in England during World War II; the precarious economic condition of all American dance companies [a question and answer period begins at approximately 17:40 and continues to the end of the recording. Topics include the use of natural and imposed rhythms and current choreographers including Pearl Primus, Donald McKayle, and Paul Taylor].
Donor/Sponsor
  1. National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
Alternative title
  1. Dance Audio Archive
Subject
  1. Sound recordings
  2. United States
  3. Europe
  4. Dance > Economic aspects
  5. Dance > Subsidies > United States
  6. Federal aid to dance > United States
  7. Dance > Subsidies > Europe
  8. Triumph of death (Choreographic work : Flindt)
  9. Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
  10. Terry, Walter > Lectures
Genre/Form
  1. Sound recordings.
Call number
  1. *MGZTO 7-305
Note
  1. Lecture by Walter Terry, recorded on November 15, 1973 in the auditorium of the Library and Museum of the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center [now the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts].
  2. The sound quality is good overall.
  3. 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.
  4. Title supplied by cataloger.
Access (note)
  1. Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
Author
  1. Terry, Walter, speaker.
Title
  1. Lecture on government support for the arts.
Imprint
  1. 1973.
Type of content
  1. spoken word
Type of medium
  1. audio
Type of carrier
  1. online resource
Digital file characteristics
  1. audio file
Event
  1. Recorded at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts November 15, 1973 New York (N.Y.)
Restricted access
  1. Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
Original version
  1. Original format: one sound reel (approximately one hour); polyester, half-track, 7.5 ips; 7 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto7305_v01f01_sc and myd_mgzto7305_v01f02_sc.
Local note
  1. Former call number: *MGZTC 3-305
  2. Former call number: *MGZT 7-305
Local note
  1. Archival original: *MGZTO 7-305; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 7 in. reel; acetate. Restored and rehoused in 2015 following water damage.
  2. Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-305; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester.
  3. Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Research call number
  1. *MGZTO 7-305
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