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Interview with Hanya Holm

Title
Interview with Hanya Holm [sound recording]
Author
Holm, Hanya, 1893-1992.
Publication
1983.

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Additional Authors
Siegel, Marcia B.
Description
1 sound cassette (ca. 45 min.)
Summary
  • Side A, ca. 25 min. [Begins abruptly.] Hanya Holm speaks about receiving the Scripps award [Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award]; her belief that dance must rise above the banality of everyday life; thoughts on the summer dance program at Colorado [College in Colorado Springs]; more on her feelings about having received the Scripps award; contrasts the meaninglessness of technique and genre labels with the importance of understanding the underlying principles of controlling movement; her reasons for continuing to teach notwithstanding her advanced age, including her desire to impart certain values to younger dancers [ends abruptly].
  • Side B, ca. 20 min. [Begins abruptly with continuation of the interview.] Holm speaks about her plans for the money she received from the Scripps award; the easier life of dancers today; more on values; Holm's work Jocose, including its first performance [by the Don Redlich Dance Company]; her creative process; more on reaching beyond mere mechanical movement; Don Redlich's choreography.
Donor/Sponsor
  • Oral History Archive.
  • New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
Subjects
Note
  • Interview with Hanya Holm conducted by Marcia B. Siegel on Apr. 18, 1983, probably in New York City.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the New York Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
Call Number
*MGZTC 3-2279
OCLC
NYPY04-R12
Author
Holm, Hanya, 1893-1992. Interviewee
Title
Interview with Hanya Holm [sound recording]
Imprint
1983.
Funding
Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the New York Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
Local Note
Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-2279
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2279
Local Subject
Audiotapes -- Holm, H.
Added Author
Siegel, Marcia B. Interviewer
Research Call Number
*MGZTC 3-2279
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