- Description
- 2 streaming audio files (approximately 1 hour and 12 minutes): digital
- Summary
- Streaming audio file 1 (approximately 52 minutes). [Ambient noise.] Introduction of Walter Terry by an unidentified speaker; Walter Terry speaks about his early years as a dance critic; his experience attending the Varna International Ballet Competition [in 1974?] including his observations on some of the contestants and the standards by which they were judged; the Competition as an opportunity for cultural exchange and to see various styles of ballet; the early years of ballet in the United States; the growth of regional ballet [ends abruptly but continues directly on streaming audio file 2].
- Streaming audio file 2 (approximately 20 minutes). Walter Terry speaks about the growth of regional ballet in the United States including the roles of Anatole Chujoy and Dorothy Alexander and regional ballet festivals; choreography based on local experiences [lecture ends at approximately 12:50 minutes and is followed by a question and answer session].
- Alternative Title
- Dance Audio Archive
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings.
- Note
- Sound quality is fair to poor due to the low volume of the recording. However, for the most part, Walter Terry's voice is easily intelligible.
- Lecture by Walter Terry on the Varna International Ballet Competition and ballet in the United States. Recorded at a New York City Board of Education In-service course.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Access (note)
- Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
- Funding (note)
- 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.
- Call Number
- *MGZTO 5-483
- OCLC
- 77971128
- Author
Terry, Walter.
- Title
The performing arts today/ Walter Terry
- Imprint
[1974?]
- Type of Content
spoken word
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Funding
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.
- Restricted Access
Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
- Original Version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately 1 hour and 12 minutes); polyester; half-track; 1.785 ips; 5 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto5483_v01f01p01_sc and myd_mgzto5483_v01f01p02_sc.
- Event
Recorded at a New York City Board of Education In-service course 1974? New York (N.Y.)
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
Regional ballet.
- Research Call Number
*MGZTO 5-483