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Interview with Ben Stevenson
- Title
- Interview with Ben Stevenson [sound recording].
- Author
- Stevenson, Ben, 1937-
- Publication
- 1981.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTC 3-1326 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
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- Description
- 1 sound cassette (approx. 30 min.)
- Summary
- Ben Stevenson discusses his position as artistic director of the Houston Ballet, and the challenge of building an audience for a ballet company; the company's repertoire including John Cranko's The lady and the fool and Ronald Hynd's Papillon; the training available at the Houston Ballet school as compared to training in New York City, particularly that of the School of American Ballet; Glen Tetley; Stevenson's own performance career; audience reception; his hopes for the future of the company.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Oral History Archive.
- National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
- Uniform Title
- Speaking of dance (Radio program)
- Subjects
- Note
- Recorded July 17, 1981; broadcast July 17, 1981.
- Host: Lee Edward Stern for the WNYC, New York radio program series, Speaking of dance.
- Call Number
- *MGZTC 3-1326
- OCLC
- NYPY00-R11
- Author
- Stevenson, Ben, 1937- Interviewee
- Title
- Interview with Ben Stevenson [sound recording].
- Imprint
- 1981.
- Local Note
- Preservation master tape: *MGZT0 7-1326.Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-1326.Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance (NIPAD).
- Local Subject
- Audiotapes -- Stevenson, B.
- Added Author
- Gillis, Christopher. IntervieweeStern, Lee Edward. Interviewer
- Added Title
- Speaking of dance (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
- *MGZTC 3-1326