- Description
- 1 streaming audio file (approximately 28 minutes): digital
- Summary
- Streaming audio file (approximately 28 minutes). [Introduction of program.] Ruth Rowson [spelled phonetically], as moderator, leads the discussion between the students (who introduce themselves) and Walter Terry about the revised edition of his book The dance in America (c. 1971). Topics discussed include the ways in which Terry revised the book including new chapters on Black dance and on regional ballet; each student's favorite chapter; dancers such as Ted Shawn, who had to overcome physical difficulties; religion in Ted Shawn's and Ruth St. Denis' work; the students' own dance training; what Terry looks for at auditions for the High School for Performing Arts; the potential audience for this book; closing remarks [the remaining approximate 4.30 minutes of the recording is an unrelated program, Waste not].
- Donor/Sponsor
- National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
- Uniform Title
- Voice of education (Radio program)
- Teen age book talk(Radio program)
- Alternative Title
- Dance Audio Archive
- Subjects
- Note
- Teen age book talk (made available by radio station WNYC, New York) broadcast on December 23, 1971 by radio station WNYE, New York on its series Voice of education; moderated by Ruth Rowson [spelled phonetically] of The New York Public Library. In this program, Walter Terry discusses the revised edition of his book Dance in America (c. 1971 ) with a group of middle school and high school dance students.
- The sound quality is good overall.
- 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.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Access (note)
- Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
- Call Number
- *MGZTO 7-278
- OCLC
- 1042336120
- Author
Terry, Walter.
- Title
The dance in America
- Imprint
1971.
- Type of Content
spoken word
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Event
Broadcast by WNYE, New York on its series Voice of education December 23, 1971 New York (N.Y.)
- Restricted Access
Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
- Original Version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately 28 minutes); acetate; half-track, 7.5 ips; 7 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto7278_v01f01_sc.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZTC 3-278
Former call number: *MGZT 7-278
- Local Note
Archival original: *MGZTO 7-278; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 7 in. reel; acetate, half-track. Restored and rehoused in 2015 following water damage.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-278; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester.
Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
- Connect to:
- Added Title
Voice of education (Radio program)
Teen age book talk(Radio program)
- Research Call Number
*MGZTO 7-278