- Description
- 2 streaming audio files (approximately one hour): digital
- Summary
- Streaming audio file 1 (approximately one hour). [Begins abruptly.] Walter Terry speaks about government support for the arts in the United States, beginning in the Eisenhower era, and in Europe; the financial problems of the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival during his season as director; the value of The nutcracker as a fund raiser; the necessity of patronage to support new works and the avant-garde; the responsibility of the dance critic to inform the public of the nature of the work; a series of films on dance that he found both entertaining and educational [ends abruptly but continues on streaming audio file 2]. In the course of his lecture, Terry relates numerous anecdotes including with respect to fund-raising, donors, overheard audience comments, and a performance of Martha Graham's Medea.
- Streaming audio file 2 (approximately 28 minutes). Walter Terry continues to speak about the films on dance, in particular, their potential for educating the public about the value of dance; he speaks about some of the works that will be performed in the United States by the Royal Swedish Ballet [Kungliga Baletten] and the Royal Danish Ballet [Kongelige Danske ballet]; [Fleming Flindt's] The triumph of death; reasons for the popularity of The sleeping beauty in England during World War II; the precarious economic condition of all American dance companies [a question and answer period begins at approximately 17:40 and continues to the end of the recording. Topics include the use of natural and imposed rhythms and current choreographers including Pearl Primus, Donald McKayle, and Paul Taylor].
- Donor/Sponsor
- National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
- Alternative Title
- Dance Audio Archive
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings.
- Note
- Lecture by Walter Terry, recorded on November 15, 1973 in the auditorium of the Library and Museum of the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center [now the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts].
- 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 7-305
- OCLC
- 37122378
- Author
Terry, Walter, speaker.
- Title
Lecture on government support for the arts.
- Imprint
1973.
- Type of Content
spoken word
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Event
Recorded at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts November 15, 1973 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 one hour); polyester, half-track, 7.5 ips; 7 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto7305_v01f01_sc and myd_mgzto7305_v01f02_sc.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZTC 3-305
Former call number: *MGZT 7-305
- Local Note
Archival original: *MGZTO 7-305; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 7 in. reel; acetate. Restored and rehoused in 2015 following water damage.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-305; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester.
Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
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- Research Call Number
*MGZTO 7-305