Interview with Eddie Torres
- Title
- Interview with Eddie Torres [sound recording]
- Published by
- 2001.
- Author
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Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance | Vol/datecassette 3 | FormatAudio | AccessUse in library | Call number*MGZTC 3-2335 cassette 3 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance | Vol/datecassette 2 | FormatAudio | AccessUse in library | Call number*MGZTC 3-2335 cassette 2 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance | Vol/datecassette 1 | FormatAudio | AccessUse in library | Call number*MGZTC 3-2335 cassette 1 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance | Vol/datetranscript | FormatAudio | AccessSupervised use | Call number*MGZMT 3-2335 transcript | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance |
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- Additional authors
- Description
- 3 sound cassettes (ca. 220 min.) +
- Summary
- Cassette 1. 8/30/01 (ca. 50 min.). Duggan gives a short biographical sketch of Torres; Torres describes his background and how he first became involved in dance; the development of mambo from the Palladium dancers onwards; the influence in his life of ballroom dance teacher June Laberta; the international appeal of mambo music and dance; some of his personal goals; the upcoming feature film based on his life.
- Cassette 2. 9/03/01 (ca. 80 min.). Torres describes his admiration for Tito Puente and his aspiration as a young man to work with him; describes his first chance to do so and his ongoing performances with Puente and work with his music; Torres' personal ambitions from an early age; his teaching and influence in the field; the heritage of latin dance and the terms mambo and salsa; the importance of the roots of both the dance and the music; in depth discussion of phrasing, rhythm and theoretical concerns relating to dancing on different beats and Torres' personal preferences; his feeling about the change toward a more theoretical approach to the dancing; the difference between logic and instinct in dancing; his creative process.
- Cassette 3. 10/07/01 (ca. 90 min.). Discusses the use of breaks in the music; the parts of the dance known as open shines; some of the steps he has invented; his creative process; loss of originality in today's more formally trained dancers; his approach to dancing; his identity and reflections on his own achievements; more on his relationship with Tito Puente and his appreciation for his work and their relationship; his hopes for the development of mambo; his personal development as a teacher; his observations of the current renewed interest in latin dance; the appeal of partner dancing. Interview ends abruptly.
- Donor/Sponsor
- National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
- Alternative title
- Dance Oral History Project.
- Dance Audio Archive.
- Subject
- Call number
- *MGZMT 3-2335
- Note
- Interview conducted by Diane Duggan in three sessions on Aug. 30, 2001, Sept. 3, 2001, and Oct. 7, 2001.
- For transcript see: *MGZMT 3-2335.
- "June Laberta" may also be spelled "June LaBerta."
- Access (note)
- Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
- Funding (note)
- Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowoment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
- Author
- Torres, Eddie, interviewee.
- Title
- Interview with Eddie Torres [sound recording]
- Imprint
- 2001.
- Funding
- Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowoment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
- Restricted access
- Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
- Local subject
- Palladium mambo (Dance)
- Latin dancing.
- Latin dancing -- Study and teaching.
- Audiotapes -- Torres, E.
- Added author
- Duggan, Diane. Interviewer
- Research call number
- *MGZMT 3-2335 [Transcript]
- *MGZTC 3-2335 (sound cassettes)