| Description |
4 sound cassettes (5 hours, 45 min.) |
| Note |
Interviewed by Lesley Farlow 5 & 10 Dec. 1985; 25 Feb. and 1 April 1986 in Merrick, New York. |
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For transcript of interview see: *MGZMT 3-953. |
| Contents |
SUMMARY: Reel 1. Dorothy Bird discusses her childhood; studying with Martha Graham at the Cornish School; exercises in the Graham technique; working with Doris Humphrey in the Limón, Seckler, Bird Dance Group. - Reel 2. The Limón, Seckler, Bird Dance Group; her friendship with Martha Graham; joining the Graham company; the Neighborhood Playhouse; members of the Graham company; leaving the company for Broadway. - Reel 3. Hooray for what; Agnes de Mille; Primitive Mysteries; Helen Tamiris and the show, Park Avenue; teaching at the School of American Ballet; George Balanchine. - Reel 4. Leaving Broadway; Anna Sokolow; Anita Alvarez; principles of the Graham technique; the Limón, Seckler, Bird Dance Group; Jack Cole; Jerome Robbins at Camp Tamiment; her own choreography; Green Mansions; meeting Paul Villard; her marriage; the McCarthy hearings. |
| Local Note |
Open as of 11/01/07. |
| Subject |
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958.
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Tamiris, Helen, 1905-1966.
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De Mille, Agnes.
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Graham, Martha.
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Martha Graham Dance Company.
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Tamiment Players.
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Limón, Seckler, Bird Dance Group.
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Neighborhood Playhouse (New York, N.Y.).
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| Local Subject |
Modern dance -- Technique -- Graham.
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Audiotapes -- Bird, D.
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| Added Author |
Farlow, Lesley, Interviewer.
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| Donor/Sponsor |
Oral History Archive - Oral History Project.
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| Call No. |
*MGZTC 3-953
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| Research Call Number |
*MGZTC 3-953
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