Research Catalog

Artistic criticism and appreciation in America

Title
Artistic criticism and appreciation in America/ Agnes de Mille
Author
De Mille, Agnes.
Publication
[approximately 1960]

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Details

Description
1 streaming audio file (approximately 48 minutes): digital
Summary
Streaming audio file (approximately 48 minutes). [Introduction of Agnes de Mille by an unidentified speaker]; De Mille speaks about her time in college, at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) including an anecdote about her poor grades in music and dancing; the two main kinds of dancing, folk and interpretive, taught then at school; anecdotes about the choreography and costumes she created for an athletic award ceremony; how she defines "living theater" and "living audiences;" what she dislikes about performing live for television including the feeling of estrangement from the audience; movie previews and audience responses; dance and drama critics, in particular the influence of the New York critics on national programing and audiences; the aesthetic and intellectual laziness of the American public, in particular, the tendency toward conformity; the ability of an individual to understand and appreciate the arts based on one's own judgment; generally, how past eras were also full of hardships; De Mille reads from and comments on the writings of [Joseph] Conrad about technique and craftsmanship; the great power of art, in particular that of live theater. [Applause].
Donor/Sponsor
  • National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
  • Agnes de Mille Collection. Oral History Archive.
Alternative Title
Dance Audio Archive
Subjects
Genre/Form
Sound recordings.
Note
  • Lecture by Agnes de Mille on artistic criticism and appreciation in the United States, recorded at Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin. The date of the lecture is May 6, and the year around 1960.
  • Sound quality is good.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
Access (note)
  • Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
Funding (note)
  • The processing and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
Call Number
*MGZTO 7-102
OCLC
36936976
Author
De Mille, Agnes.
Title
Artistic criticism and appreciation in America/ Agnes de Mille
Imprint
[approximately 1960]
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded at Benoit College May 6, 1960? Beloit (Wis.)
Funding
The processing and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
Restricted Access
Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
Original Version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately 48 minutes); acetate, half-track; 3.75 ips; 7 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto7102_v01f01_sc.
Local Note
Archival original: *MGZTO 7-102; 3 3/4 in. per sec.; 7 in. reel; acetate. Restored and rehoused in 2015 following water damage to the original recording.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-102; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester.
Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance (NIPAD).
Connect to:
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Local Subject
Dance appreciation.
Research Call Number
*MGZTO 7-102
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