- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 streaming audio file (approximately 20 minutes): digital
- Summary
- Streaming audio file (approximately 20 minutes). Agnes de Mille speaks about José Limón and presents the Dance Magazine award to him; José Limón accepts the award with a brief speech in which he acknowledges the contributions of many others in the dance world; Agnes de Mille speaks about Jerome Robbins including an anecdote; Jerome Robbins accepts the award with a brief speech in which he thanks various people including the producers of the musical West Side story; closing remarks by an unidentified speaker.
- Donor/Sponsor
- National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
- Alternative Title
- Dance Audio Archive
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings.
- Note
- Partial proceedings of the 1957 Dance Magazine award ceremony, recorded on January 27, 1958 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Agnes De Mille introduces award winners José Limón and Jerome Robbins.
- For transcript of ceremony, see Dance magazine, March 1958.
- The sound quality is good overall.
- 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.
- Access (note)
- Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
- Call Number
- *MGZTO 7-523
- OCLC
- 37473922
- Author
De Mille, Agnes, moderator.
- Title
Dance magazine awards, 1957 : José Limón and Jerome Robbins.
- Imprint
1958.
- Type of Content
spoken word
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Event
Recorded for Dance magazine January 27, 1958 New York (N.Y.)
- Restricted Access
Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
- Original Version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately 20 minutes); acetate, half-track, 7.5 ips; 7 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto7523_v01f01_sc.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZTC 3-523
Former call number: *MGZT 7-523
- Local Note
Archival original: *MGZTO 7-523; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 5 in. reel; acetate. Restored and rehoused in 2015 following water damage.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-523; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester.
Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Limón, José.
Robbins, Jerome.
- Research Call Number
*MGZTO 7-523