| Description |
3 sound tape reels (4 hours, 15 min.) : 1 7/8 in. per sec. ; (5 in.) |
| Note |
Interviewed by Tobi Tobias. Recorded 23 Feb., 5 & 25 March, 18 Apr. 1977 in New York City. |
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For transcript of interview see: *MGZMT 5-968. |
| Contents |
SUMMARY: Reel 1. William Bales discusses his childhood; his first dance classes; Fred Astaire; attending Carnegie Tech; his early performances and choreography; meeting Martha Hill; going to New York to join the Humphrey-Weidman Company; José Limón's classes; New Dance. - Reel 2. Doris Humphrey; Charles Weidman; Pauline Lawrence; Humphrey-Weidman technique; Martha Graham; the use of weight in early modern dance technique; the Humphrey-Weidman Company's cross-country tour, ca. 1938; Sybil Shearer; Katharine Litz; José Limón; Charles Weidman's death; working with Hanya Holm. - Reel 3. Hanya Holm; performing at Radio City; meeting and marrying Jo Van Fleet; his son, Michael; Martha Hill; teaching at Bennington College; the dance program at the University of California, Los Angeles; teaching at the State University of New York, Purchase. |
| Subject |
Weidman, Charles.
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Holm, Hanya, 1893-
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Limón, José.
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Lawrence, Pauline.
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Shearer, Sybil.
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Hill, Martha.
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Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958.
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Humphrey-Weidman Company.
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New dance (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
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| Local Subject |
Modern dance -- Technique -- Humphrey.
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Audiotapes -- Bales, W.
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| Added Author |
Tobias, Tobi, Interviewer.
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| Donor/Sponsor |
Oral History Archive - Oral History Project.
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| Call No. |
*MGZT 5-968
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| Research Call Number |
*MGZT 5-968
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