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Interview with Dennis Wayne
- Title
- Interview with Dennis Wayne [sound recording].
- Author
- Wayne, Dennis.
- Publication
- 1978.
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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 3-1974, side A | 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 3-1974, side B | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Kaptzan, Kyra Lynn.
- Description
- 1 sound cassette (ca. 38 min.)
- Summary
- Dennis Wayne speaks with Kyra Lynn Kaptzan about the formation of his company, Dancers; selecting dancers and acquiring ballets for the company; assigning roles to company members; building a new audience for ballet; touring; foundation and government support for dance companies; developing his company school, Dancers; Lawrence Rhodes' teaching at the school; teaching children, especially disadvantaged and blind children; his childhood; his dance training and early dance appearances; dancing with American Ballet Theatre, the Joffrey Ballet, and the Harkness Ballet; dancing ballets created by [Gerald] Arpino, [Jerome] Robbins and [Antony] Tudor; his feelings about having his own company; Joanne Woodward's support for his company; favorite roles, including the second sailor in Fancy free; working with Robbins; future plans for Dancers, including an upcoming benefit at [the New York City nightclub] Studio 54.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Oral history archive.
- Uniform Title
- Ballet beat (Radio program)
- Subjects
- Note
- Sound quality is good overall. The speakers' voices are clearly audible, but the recording is marred by extraneous noise and occasional very short gaps.
- Interview with Dennis Wayne conducted by Kyra Lynn Kaptzan on Oct. 25, 1978 for the radio program Ballet beat on WNYU-FM and broadcast on Nov. 1, 1978.
- Source (note)
- Kyra Lynn Kaptsan.
- Call Number
- *MGZTC 3-1974, side A [sound cassette]
- OCLC
- 223401529
- Author
- Wayne, Dennis. Interviewee
- Title
- Interview with Dennis Wayne [sound recording].
- Imprint
- 1978.
- Local Note
- Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-1974, side A
- Source
- Gift; Kyra Lynn Kaptsan. NN-PD
- Local Subject
- Audiotapes -- Wayne, D.Audiotapes -- Kaptzan, K.
- Added Author
- Kaptzan, Kyra Lynn. Interviewer
- Added Title
- Ballet beat (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
- *MGZTC 3-1974, side A [sound cassette]