Research Catalog

Title

Interview with May O'Donnell [sound recording]

Author

O'Donnell, May.

Publication

1984.

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Details

Additional Authors

• De Mille, Agnes.
• DHCA.

Description

1 sound cassette (55 min.)

Summary

Side 1. Ms. O'Donnell discusses first meeting Graham in 1932; taking dance classes in California with Michio Ito; early classes with Graham at the 9th Street studio; Gertrude Shurr; taking odd jobs to earn a living; creativity of rehearsal process; Graham's temper; keeping her distance from Graham; Louis Horst's relationship with Graham; Bennington seasons; 1937 tour; Frances Hawkins -- Side 2. Graham's American document; feeling depersonalized working with Graham; Graham's inability to explain her choreography; Charles Weidman; José Limón; her relationship with Erick Hawkins; returning to Graham's company after the war; Graham sacrificing personal relationships for her work; 'Jeordie' Graham; Ron Protas; Gertrude Shurr's loyalty.

Donor/Sponsor

Oral History Archive. Gift of Agnes de Mille.

Subjects

• Graham, Martha
• Graham, Martha > American document
• Weidman, Charles
• Audiotapes > O'Donnell, M
• Horst, Louis
• Martha Graham Dance Company
• Audiotapes > De Mille, A
• Shurr, Gertrude
• Bennington School of the Dance
• Limón, José
• Hawkins, Erick
• Itō, Michio, 1893-1961
• Hawkins, Frances
• Protas, Ron
• Modern dance > Technique > Graham
• Graham, Georgia

Note

• Interview conducted by Agnes de Mille as part of her research for the biography of Martha Graham entitled Martha.

Event (note)

• Recorded January 16, 1984.

Call Number

*MGZTC 3-1634

OCLC

NYPY95-R27

Author

O'Donnell, May. Interviewee

Title

Interview with May O'Donnell [sound recording]

Imprint

1984.

Event

Recorded January 16, 1984.

Local Subject

Modern dance -- Technique -- Graham.

Audiotapes -- De Mille, A.

Audiotapes -- O'Donnell, M.

Added Author

De Mille, Agnes. Interviewer

DHCA.

Research Call Number

*MGZTC 3-1634