- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 streaming audio file (approximately 17 minutes) : digital
- Summary
- Streaming audio file (approximately 17 minutes). Music and introduction, by unidentified speaker, of the program, Spotlight. Fred Weiss, editor, speaks briefly about the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival and Ted Shawn as an introduction to the (previously recorded) interview with Ted Shawn conducted by Jeanne Marshall at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, in Lee, Massachusetts; in the interview, Ted Shawn speaks about the enormous growth and decentralization of dance in the United States including the spread of regional ballet companies; his thoughts on his approaching 80th birthday; the divine nature of dance. [Ends at approximately 9 minutes; followed by music and closing remarks by unidentified speaker.] Interview (previously recorded) with Maria Alba conducted by Jeanne Marshall at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Lee, Massachusetts; in the interview, Maria Alba speaks about Spanish dance (briefly) and the dance program she presented at Jacob's Pillow [August 10-14, 1971] including the work Pictures from Spain [Fantasia Espanola]; the interactive nature of audience response and Spanish dance; her choreographic process.
- Donor/Sponsor
- National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
- Alternative Title
- Dance Audio Archive
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings.
- Note
- Interviews with Ted Shawn and Maria Alba conducted by Jeanne Marshall at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Lee, Massachusetts. Broadcast in August 1971 by the Voice of America on its program Spotlight, with Fred Weiss as editor.
- The sound quality is very good.
- 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 7-621
- OCLC
- 36193337
- Author
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972.
- Title
Interviews with Ted Shawn and Maria Alba at Jacob's Pillow, Lee, Massachusetts.
- Imprint
1971.
- Type of Content
spoken word
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Event
Interviews recorded at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival and broadcast by the Voice of America August, 1971 Lee (Mass.)
- Restricted Access
Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
- Original Version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately 17 minutes); full-track; 7.5 ips; 7 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto7621_v01f01_sc.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZTC 3-621
Former call number: *MGZT 7-621
- Local Note
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-621; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester.
Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Marshall, Jeanne, interviewer.
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972.
Alba, María, -1992.
Voice of America (Organization)
- Research Call Number
*MGZTO 7-621