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Review notes: Houston Ballet, Ballet West and Repertory Dance Theatre

Title
Review notes: Houston Ballet, Ballet West and Repertory Dance Theatre/ Walter Terry, 1975
Author
Terry, Walter.
Publication
1975

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Details

Description
One streaming audio file (approximately 31 minutes): digital
Summary
Streaming audio file , May 9 and May 10 (approximately 31 minutes). May 9: Walter Terry records his thoughts on the Houston Ballet including his evaluation of the company and its dancers; describes the performances he saw including James Clouser's ballet Allen's landing; his Three trios; Frederic Franklin's Danse brillante; John Taras's Water music; and Clouser's Con spirito [the May 9 section of the recording ends at approximately 20:40 minutes; the May 10 section begins at approximately 20:50 minutes]. Terry describes the performances by Ballet West of George Balanchine's The four temperaments; and of La fille mal gardée including his evaluations of the dancers; some observations about the repertory and the audience; his evaluation of the company [this section ends at approximately 27:22 minutes; the next section begins at approximately 27:36 minutes]. Terry speaks about the performance he saw by Repertory Dance Theatre, an environmental [site-specific] work held in three rooms at the University of Utah's art museum;
Donor/Sponsor
Oral History Archive. Gift of Walter Terry.
Subjects
Note
  • Walter Terry's thoughts on performances by the Houston Ballet Company, recorded by Terry in Houston, Texas, on May 9, 1975; and Terry's thoughts on Ballet West and Repertory Dance Theatre, recorded, respectively, in Ogden and Salt Lake City, Utah, on May 10, 1975.
  • Sound quality is good.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
Access (note)
  • Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
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.
Source (note)
  • Walter Terry
Call Number
*MGZTCO 3-836 Side 1
OCLC
83528305
Author
Terry, Walter.
Title
Review notes: Houston Ballet, Ballet West and Repertory Dance Theatre/ Walter Terry, 1975
Production
1975
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded by Walter Terry 1975, May 9 and 10 Houston (Texas) and Ogden and Salt Lake City (Utah)
Restricted Access
Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
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 31 minutes, Side 1); transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgztco3836_v01f01_sc.
Local Note
Former class mark: *MGZTC 3-836
Source
Gift Walter Terry
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Research Call Number
*MGZTCO 3-836 Side 1
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