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Interview with Alwin Nikolais

Title
Interview with Alwin Nikolais, 1978
Author
Nikolais, Alwin
Publication
1978

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AudioSupervised use *MGZMT 3-2134 (transcript)Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
Ingber, Judith Brin
Description
1 streaming audio file (approximately 42 minutes): digital +
Summary
Streaming file (approximately 42 minutes). Alwin Nikolais speaks with Judith Brin Ingber about Fred Berk and the modern dance world at the time [late 1940s and early 1950s], including when they might first have met, in Colorado; Nikolais's Fable of the donkey; Berk and Katya [Delakova] as performers; the major performance venues at the time including the Henry Street Playhouse and the 92nd Street Y; Berk's frequent appearances at the Henry Street Playhouse; the tendency of the 92nd Street Y to focus on the established modern dance companies; Berk as primarily a folk dancer and folk dance choreographer; Berk's relationship to the wider dance world; Nikolais's friendship with Berk and Delakova; various dance venues during this time; dance writing at the time including Dance Magazine and Doris Hering; Dance Observer; John Martin's dance writing as compared to that of Edwin Denby; Berk's skills as an organizer; the transitional, "in-between" nature of the period after World War II, both in the modern dance world and on Broadway; very generally, dance in the United States during World War II; the end of Martha Graham's career as a dancer; Nikolais's sense that change really began in 1950 and 1951.
Donor/Sponsor
  • Trust of Gertrude L. Lippincott.
  • Gift of Judith Brin Ingber.
Alternative Title
Dance Audio Archive.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Interviews.
  • Sound recordings.
Note
  • For transcript, see: *MGZMT 3-2134.
  • Interview with Alwin Nikolais conducted by Judith Brin Ingber, in April 1978, in New York City, as part of her research in writing Fred Berk's biography entitled Victory dances: the life of Fred Berk. A third person is also present at times and contributes an occasional remark.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
  • Sound quality is fair. Alwin Nikolais's voice is sometimes soft and difficult to understand. Also, the recording is marred by occasional extraneous noise and by slight "tape hiss."
Access (note)
  • Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
  • Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
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)
  • Judith Brin Ingber
Call Number
*MGZMT 3-2134
OCLC
39896546
Author
Nikolais, Alwin, interviewee.
Title
Interview with Alwin Nikolais, 1978
Production
1978
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Restricted Access
Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Event
Recorded by Judith Brin Ingber 1978, April New York City
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 (42 minutes); quarter-track; 1.875 ips.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format (myd_mgztco32134_v01f01_sc) in 2015.
Restricted Access
Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Source
Gift, Judith Brin Ingber
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Added Author
Ingber, Judith Brin, interviewer.
Gift of Judith Brin Ingber
Research Call Number
*MGZMT 3-2134 [Transcript]
*MGZTCO 3-2134 [Cassette]
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