- Additional Authors
- Gruen, John
- Description
- One streaming file (approximately 58 minutes) : digital, stereo
- Summary
- Streaming file (approximately 58 minutes). [Introductory and commercial announcements made by Oscar Buhler]. John Gruen introduces Paul Taylor and the upcoming performances by his company [Paul Taylor Dance Company]; Taylor and Gruen speak about the works to be performed including Taylor's work Runes and his From sea to shining sea; Taylor's background; dancing for Martha Graham including in Graham's and Balanchine's work Episodes; the names of the dancers in the Paul Taylor Dance Company; the many styles of modern dance; Taylor's work Esplanade [a recorded excerpt from the music, by J.S. Bach, that accompanies Esplanade, is played; commercial announcements]; Gruen and Taylor speak about Taylor's work Runes; his work Duet; the choreographic process; Rudolf Nureyev including his dancing in Taylor's works Aureole and The book of beasts [commercial announcements]; touring; Taylor's feelings about his work as a choreographer; Merce Cunningham's work including as compared with his own [closing remarks and music].
- Donor/Sponsor
- Oral History Archive.
- Uniform Title
- Sound of dance (Radio program)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Radio interviews.
- Note
- Interview with Paul Taylor conducted by John Gruen, as host on radio station WNCN-FM, New York on its series The sound of dance, for broadcast on January 5, 1976. The program includes commercial announcements made both by Gruen and Oscar Buhler.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Sound quality is good.
- Access (note)
- Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
- Funding (note)
- The conservation 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
- *MGZTC 3-315 Side A
- OCLC
- 915077534
- Author
Taylor, Paul, 1930-2018, interviewee.
- Title
Interview with Paul Taylor. January 5, 1976.
- Production
1976
- Type of Content
spoken word
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Restricted Access
Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
- Event
Broadcast by WNCN-FM 1976, January 5 New York (N.Y.)
- Funding
The conservation 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.
- Original Version
Original format: one sound cassette (approximately 58 minutes); quarter-track; 1.875 ips.; transferred to wav file and streaming file formats in 2015.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZTC 3-315, side A
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- Added Author
Gruen, John, interviewer.
- Added Title
Sound of dance (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
*MGZTC 3-315 Side A