Research Catalog

Title

Interview with Anne McLeod and Michael Ballard [sound recording]

Author

McLeod, Anne.

Publication

1980.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Ballard, Michael.
• Stern, Lee Edward.

Description

1 sound cassette (approx. 25 min.)

Summary

Dancers Anne McLeod and Michael Ballard discuss their beginnings as dancers and their introduction to the work of Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis; the start of their careers with Nikolais Dance Theatre; Louis and Nikolais' choreographic methods; relationships of the dancers within the company; the philosophy of Nikolais' and Louis' work. Ballard discusses his book, Conversations with a Dancer, with Kitty Cunningham. They discuss the importance of thought and intelligence to dance performance; the support of their families for their dance careers; their opinions of and preferences for certain dance styles; their hopes for the future.

Donor/Sponsor

• National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
• Oral History Archive.

Uniform Title

Speaking of dance (Radio program)

Subjects

• McLeod, Anne > Interviews
• Louis, Murray
• Audiotapes > McLeod, A
• Ballard, Michael > Interviews
• Audiotapes > Ballard, M
• Nikolais Dance Theatre
• Nikolais, Alwin
• Cunningham, Kitty

Note

• Recorded September 29, 1980; broadcast October 3, 1980.
• Host: Lee Edward Stern for the WNYC, New York radio program series, Speaking of dance.

Call Number

*MGZTC 3-1373

OCLC

NYPY00-R62

Author

McLeod, Anne. Interviewee

Title

Interview with Anne McLeod and Michael Ballard [sound recording]

Imprint

1980.

Local Note

Preservation master tape: *MGZT0 7-1373.

Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-1373.

Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance (NIPAD).

Local Subject

Audiotapes -- McLeod, A.

Audiotapes -- Ballard, M.

Added Author

Ballard, Michael. Interviewee

Stern, Lee Edward. Interviewer

Added Title

Speaking of dance (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*MGZTC 3-1373