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Interview with Monica Moseley
- Title
- Interview with Monica Moseley [sound recording]
- Author
- Moseley, Monica.
- Publication
- 2002.
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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 | Supervised use | *MGZMT 3-2374 (transcript) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
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 3-2374 (sound cassettes) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Thom, Rose Anne.
- Description
- 4 sound cassettes (ca. 215 min.) +
- Summary
- Cassette 1 (ca. 80 min.) 8/27/02. Ms. Moseley discusses her background; education; first experiences with dance; coming to New York and working at Dance Magazine; studying with the New Dance Group and becoming involved in the New York performing arts scene during the mid 1960s; seeing Meredith Monk perform with members of the Judson Dance Theater; seeing Monk's 16 millimeter earrings; beginning to work with Monk; other people in Monk's early work; performing in Monk's Juice at the Guggenheim Museum, the Minor Latham Playhouse and at Monk's loft; Monk's creative process and aesthetic choices; touring with Monk during the creation of Vessel; the interpersonal and working dynamic of Monk's early company; describes Education of the girlchild.
- Cassette 2 (ca. 60 min.) 8/28/02. Monk's ability to bring out an invidual's qualities in her work; sources of Monk's ideas including Carl Jung; briefly discusses Monk's work Needle-brain Lloyd and the Systems kid; Small scroll and Anthology; people who were significant in Moseley's life including Edwin Denby; Rudy Burkhardt; Herbert Migdoll and Robert Joffrey; more on Education of the girlchild; the touring and revivals of this work and her life outside of Monk's company; describes and discusses Quarry; critical response to Monk's work; the piece Paris/Chaconne/Venice/Milan (created with Ping Chong).
- Cassette 3 (ca. 15 min.) 8/28/02. Continues discussion on Paris /Chacon/Venice/Milan; other pieces including Recent ruins; her decision to stop working full time with Monk and attend library school; joining the Dance Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
- Cassette 4 (ca. 60 min.) 9/06/02. Brief reflections on a number of Monk's pieces including Turtle dreams, Ellis Island; Acts from under and above (created with Lanny Harrison) and The games (created with Chong); continued discussion of Moseley's work at the Dance Division, including her interest in developing exhibitions; her trip to India and the experience of a Kathakali performance there; other trips and experiences that have been meaningful to her; her thoughts on Monk's most recent piece, Mercy (created with Ann Hamilton); other aspects of Moseley's work and travels; the recent history of the Dance Division and the renovation of the Library for the Performing Arts; concludes with further thoughts on her connection to Monk and the evolution of Monk's work.
- Donor/Sponsor
- National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
- Series Statement
- Meredith Monk Oral History Project.
- Alternative Title
- Dance Oral History Project.
- Dance Audio Archive.
- Subjects
- Monk, Meredith
- Monk, Meredith > 16 millimeter earrings
- Vessel (Choreographic work : Monk)
- Audiotapes > Moseley, M
- Moseley, Monica
- Paris/Chaconne/Venice/Milan (Choreographic work : Monk and Chong)
- Quarry (Choreographic work : Monk)
- New York Public Library > Dance Collecton
- Education of the girlchild (Choreographic work : Monk)
- Juice (Choreographic work : Monk)
- New York Public Library > Dance Division
- New Dance Group (New York, N.Y.)
- Mercy (Choreographic work : Monk and Hamilton)
- Note
- Interview conducted and recorded by Rose Anne Thom on Aug. 27, 28, and Sept. 6, 2002, at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
- For transcript see: *MGZMT 3-2374.
- Access (note)
- Photography of the transcript permitted for research purposes only.
- Funding (note)
- Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
- Call Number
- *MGZMT 3-2374
- OCLC
- NYPY03-R9
- Author
- Moseley, Monica. Interviewee
- Title
- Interview with Monica Moseley [sound recording]
- Imprint
- 2002.
- Series
- Meredith Monk Oral History Project.
- Funding
- Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
- Restricted Access
- Photography of the transcript permitted for research purposes only.
- Local Subject
- Audiotapes -- Moseley, M.
- Added Author
- Thom, Rose Anne. Interviewer
- Research Call Number
- *MGZMT 3-2374 [Transcript]*MGZTC 3-2374 (sound cassettes)