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Interview with Arthur Mitchell, Elena Carter and Joseph Wyatt

Title
Interview with Arthur Mitchell, Elena Carter and Joseph Wyatt, 1976
Author
Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-
Publication
1976

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Additional Authors
  • McCann, Patricia
  • Carter, Elena
  • Wyatt, Joseph
Description
One streaming audio file (approximately 46 minutes): digital
Summary
Streaming audio file (approximately 46 minutes). [Arthur Mitchell's voice directing a rehearsal of the Dance Theatre of Harlem at Uris Theatre.] Patricia McCann introduces Arthur Mitchell and his company Dance Theatre of Harlem; Elena Carter and Mitchell speak about the Dance Theatre of Harlem's daily schedule of class followed by rehearsal; Wyatt speaks about the necessity of daily work-outs; Carter speaks about working with Mitchell; Mitchell speaks about the necessity of staying in good condition; why he started Dance Theatre of Harlem [commercial announcements]; Mitchell speaks about the varied styles of the company's repertory; Carter and Wyatt (with occasional remarks from MItchell) discuss their training and how each came to join the company including an anecdote related by Mitchell about how he first met Carter; McCann describes part of a rehearsal she saw at the Uris Theatre [brief excerpt of a recording of Mitchell yelling "down, down" to the dancers at the rehearsal]; Mitchell, Carter, and Wyatt speak about the rigorous physical and mental preparation necessary for performance [commercial announcements]; Mitchell discusses how the Dance Theatre of Harlem tries to draw a broad audience; Carter and Mitchell speak about the dancers' wearing of wool leg warmers at rehearsal; Mitchell and Wyatt speak about the male ballet vocabulary including which steps audiences love; MItchell speaks about why dancers should be lean [commercial announcements].
Donor/Sponsor
Oral History Archive.
Alternative Title
  • Interview with Arthur Mitchell, 1976.
  • Interview with Elena Carter, 1976.
  • Interview with Joseph Wyatt, 1976.
Subjects
Note
  • Interview with Arthur Mitchell, Elena Carter and Joseph Wyatt conducted by Patricia McCann as host, in New York City, for broadcast on March 19, 1976 by radio station WOR-AM, New York. The atmosphere is informal, and often two or all three of the interviewees join in the discussions that ensue in response to McCann's questions.
  • Sound quality is good.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
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 3-805 Side 1
OCLC
80124759
Author
Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- interviewee.
Title
Interview with Arthur Mitchell, Elena Carter and Joseph Wyatt, 1976
Production
1976
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded for radio station WOR-AM, New York 1976, March 19 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 46 minutes); transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgztco3805_v01f01_sc.
Local Note
Side 2 of the archive original sound cassette (*MGZTCO 3-805) contains interviews with Clive Barnes, Erik Bruhn, Natalia Makarova, and Lucia Chase conducted by Dick Cavett as host, in the intermissions between acts at a live performance of Swan lake by American Ballet Theatre at the New York State Theatre [now the David H. Koch Theater], recorded from the telecast on June 30, 1976 by WNET, New York on its series Live from Lincoln Center. it is cataloged under the title: Interviews with Clive Barnes, Erik Bruhn, Natalia Makarova, and Lucia Chase,1976 (former call number; *MGZTCO 3-805, Side 2).
Former class mark: *MGZTC 3-805 Side 1
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Added Author
McCann, Patricia, interviewer.
Carter, Elena, interviewee.
Wyatt, Joseph, interviewee.
Added Title
Interview with Arthur Mitchell, 1976.
Interview with Elena Carter, 1976.
Interview with Joseph Wyatt, 1976.
Research Call Number
*MGZTCO 3-805 Side 1
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