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Interview with Alwin Nikolais

Title
Interview with Alwin Nikolais, 1976
Author
Nikolais, Alwin
Publication
1976

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Details

Additional Authors
Gruen, John
Description
1 streaming audio file (approximately one hour and one minute): digital
Summary
Streaming audio file (approximately one hour and one minute). [Begins abruptly with end of introductory remarks by Oscar Buhler.] John Gruen, as host, introduces Alwin Nikolais and his work; Alwin Nikolais and Gruen speak about his concern with the visual aspects of dance including the use of light and color; Nikolais' work Scenario [a recording of an excerpt of the sound score created by Nikolais for his work Triad is played]; Nikolais speaks about Triad; his work Styx; his creative process, including his use of slides to design the choreography and the lighting; the sound; touring with his company [Nikolais Dance Theatre]; [a recording of an additional excerpt from the sound score for Triad is played]; Nikolais speaks about how he creates the sound scores for his works including his use of objects, synthesizers, and ethnic instruments; the reason he does not use more conventional instruments; his start in music and how he came to have a career in dance; his evaluation of critics who have written about his work; the financial hardship of performing in New York City [a recording of an additional excerpt from the sound score for Triad is played]; Nikolais speaks about his work Tribe including its length; the influence of Asian art on his work; his new work-in-progress [Arporisms], in honor of Jean Arp; Gruen's closing remarks [Oscar Buhler's closing remarks; ends abruptly].
Donor/Sponsor
Oral History Archive.
Uniform Title
Sound of dance (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Radio programs.
  • Sound recordings.
Note
  • Interview with Alvin NIkolais conducted by John Gruen, as host, for broadcast on July 12, 1976 by radio station WNCN-FM, New York on its series The sound of dance.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
  • Sound quality is good overall. There is some distortion, but the speakers' voices are easily intelligible.
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
*MGZTCO 3-343 Side A
OCLC
82814220
Author
Nikolais, Alwin, interviewee.
Title
Interview with Alwin Nikolais, 1976
Production
1976
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded by WNCN-FM, New York 1976, July 12 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 one hour and one minute); transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgztco3343_v01f01_sc.
Local Note
Former class mark: *MGZTC 3-343 Side A.
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Added Author
Gruen, John, interviewer.
Added Title
Sound of dance (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*MGZTCO 3-343 Side A
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