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John Callaway interviews Ruth Page [videorecording]

Title
John Callaway interviews Ruth Page [videorecording]
Publication
1980.

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Moving imageUse in library *MGZIA 4-1249 cassette 102Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
  • Page, Ruth, 1899-1991.
  • Callaway, John.
  • Flaum, Thea.
Description
1 cassette. 29 min. : sd. b&w NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Interviewed upon the publication of her book Page by Page, Ruth Page reminisces about her childhood; dancing with Anna Pavlova, Adolph Bolm, and Diaghilev's Ballets Russes; and her marriage to Tom Fisher. She discusses the artistic climate of Chicago, recalling her experiences with the Ravinia Opera, Lyric Opera, and the WPA, and her collaborations with Bentley Stone on Frankie and Johnny, and Carmen. She also discusses the financial difficulties of running a dance company and some past solutions. She offers some advice to aspiring dancers and their parents, and outlines some future projects.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Ruth Page Foundation.
Series Statement
Ruth Page Video Archives ; 102
Subjects
Note
  • Produced by and telecast on WBBM-TV/Chicago in 1980. Producer: Johanna Steinmetz. Directors: Ken Voss and Rosie Cruz-Weaver. Reproduced by Thea Flaum Productions as part of the Ruth Page Video Archives, and summarized in *MGYB (Page) 90-9600 Ruth Page Video Archives, 1990, p. 525. B&w version of *MGZIC 12-728 Callaway interviews Ruth Page.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1249 cassette 102
OCLC
NYPY926012066-F
Title
John Callaway interviews Ruth Page [videorecording]
Imprint
1980.
Series
Ruth Page Video Archives ; 102
Local Subject
Television. Callaway interviews Ruth Page.
Added Author
Page, Ruth, 1899-1991. Interviewee
Callaway, John. Interviewer
Flaum, Thea.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1249 cassette 102
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