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Interview with Arthur Mitchell
- Title
- Interview with Arthur Mitchell [sound recording].
- Author
- Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-
- Publication
- 1980.
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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 3-1989, 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 3-1989, side B | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Kaptzan, Kyra Lynn.
- Description
- 1 sound cassette (ca. 33 min.)
- Summary
- Arthur Mitchell speaks with Kyra Lynn Kaptzan about his early experience in social dance and his training at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City; his scholarship to Bennington College; his scholarship to School of American Ballet; his training in all styles of dance; starting ballet training at age 18; performing on Broadway, in nightclubs and on television; performing George Balanchine's Western symphony with Tanaquil Le Clercq; performing in Europe with John Butler's American Dance Theatre, with Glen Tetley; joining New York City Ballet in 1955 as a corps member; performing for 15 years with the company; working with Balanchine; founding the Dance Theatre of Harlem School after the assassination of Martin Luther King; the importance of educating children; the role of a Ford Foundation grant and Mitchell's increasing business skills in the development of Dance Theatre of Harlem; the various educational departments at the school; his belief in the importance of an academic education; Karel Shook's influence as a teacher on black dancers and on the school; Mitchell's approach to audience building; the importance of a varied dance repertoire; his thoughts on choreographing; Alexandra Danilova's influence as a role model for female students; male dancers at Dance Theatre of Harlem.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Oral history archive.
- Uniform Title
- Ballet beat (Radio program)
- Subjects
- Note
- Sound quality is good overall.
- Interview with Arthur Mitchell conducted by Kyra Lynn Kaptzan on Jan. 23, 1980 for the radio program Ballet beat on WNYU-FM and broadcast on Feb. 29, 1980.
- Source (note)
- Kyra Lynn Kaptzan.
- Call Number
- *MGZTC 3-1989, side A [sound cassette]
- OCLC
- 229468048
- Author
- Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- Interviewee
- Title
- Interview with Arthur Mitchell [sound recording].
- Imprint
- 1980.
- Local Note
- Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-1989, side A
- Source
- Gift; Kyra Lynn Kaptzan. NN-PD
- Local Subject
- Audiotapes -- Mitchell, A.Audiotapes -- Kaptzan, K.
- Added Author
- Kaptzan, Kyra Lynn. Interviewer
- Added Title
- Ballet beat (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
- *MGZTC 3-1989, side A [sound cassette]