- Additional Authors
- Gruen, John
- Description
- 1 streaming file (approximately 52 minutes) : digital, stereo
- Summary
- John Gruen introduces his guest Murray Louis [pre-recorded interview begins]; Gruen notes the currently ongoing performance of Murray's works at the New York University theatre; Gruen and Louis speak about Louis's ballet Moments [original title: Moment]; his ballet Catalogue; the conceptual basis of his choreography; his work Scheherazade, a dream; his childhood including his impressions of Martha Graham and Doris Humphrey and his decision to become a dancer; his association with Alwin Nikolais and their shared pool of dancers; more on the principles underlying his choreography and the choreographic process; working with Rudolf Nureyev in his work Moments [end of pre-recorded interview; commercial announcement]; Gruen names the dancers in the Murray Louis Dance Company [a recording of an excerpt from the music, by Maurice Ravel, used for Moments, is played followed by various commercial and other announcements as well as short sections of recorded music].
- Donor/Sponsor
- Oral History Archive.
- Uniform Title
- Sound of dance (Radio program)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Radio interviews.
- Interviews.
- Note
- Interview with Murray Louis conducted by John Gruen, as host on radio station WNCN-FM, New York on its series The sound of dance, for broadcast on December 22, 1975. The interview itself was recorded (probably on December 19, 1975) prior to the recording of the rest of the program, which was broadcast on December 22.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- For edited transcript see: *MGZMT 3-358. The transcript, which is edited, was prepared based on a shorter version of this recording. It was not prepared by The New York Public Library and may contain misspellings and mistranscriptions.
- Sound quality is good with the exception of the first approximate 20 seconds.
- Access (note)
- Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries reading rooms.
- 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 3-322 Side B
- OCLC
- 910558668
- Author
Louis, Murray, interviewee.
- Title
Interview with Murray Louis. December 22, 1975.
- Production
1975
- 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 reading rooms.
- Event
Recorded for and broadcast by WNCN-FM 1975, December 19? and 22 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 52 minutes); quarter-track; polyester; transferred to wav file and streaming file formats in 2015.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZTC 3-322 Side B
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- Added Author
Gruen, John, interviewer.
- Added Title
Sound of dance (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
*MGZTC 3-322 Side B