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Interview with Arthur Bell

Title
Interview with Arthur Bell [sound recording]
Author
Bell, Arthur.
Publication
1998.

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reel 2AudioUse in library *MGZTC 3-2140 [sound cassette] reel 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
reel 1AudioUse in library *MGZTC 3-2140 (sound cassette) reel 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
AudioSupervised use *MGZMT 3-2140 (transcript)Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
Horwitz, Dawn Lille.
Description
2 sound cassettes (approx. 75 min.) +
Summary
  • Cassette 1. Mr. Bell remembers growing up in Tampa, Florida; being inspired by the films, Cabin in the sky and Stormy weather; going to New York to study at Katherine Dunham's School; studying with Syvilla Fort; studying with Caird Leslie and Igor Youskevitch; wanting to be a classical ballet dancer; attending the School of American Ballet; working with Frederick Ashton on the ballet Illuminations for the New York City Ballet 1950 premiere; dancing in Europe as part of a performing trio; dancing for Pierre Lacotte in La nuit est un sorcière.
  • Cassette 2. Mr. Bell recalls working with Roland Petit; Janine Charrat; returning to New York; gives his advice to young black ballet dancers.
Alternative Title
  • Dance Oral History Project.
  • Dance Audio Archive.
Subjects
Note
  • For transcript, see: *MGZMT 3-2140.
  • Interviewed by Dawn Lille Horwitz on March 30, 1998 at Ocean View Nursing Home in New York City.
Access (note)
  • Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Call Number
*MGZMT 3-2140 (transcript)
OCLC
NYPY98-R36
Author
Bell, Arthur. Interviewee
Title
Interview with Arthur Bell [sound recording]
Imprint
1998.
Local Note
Preservation master cassette: *MGZTCO 3-2140.
Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-2140.
Restricted Access
Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Local Subject
Audiotapes -- Bell, A.
Audiotapes -- Horwitz, D.
Added Author
Horwitz, Dawn Lille. Interviewer
Research Call Number
*MGZMT 3-2140 (transcript)
*MGZTC 3-2140 (sound cassette)
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