Research Catalog

Title

Interview with Amy Sue Rosen and Derek Bernstein [sound recording].

Author

Rosen, Amy Sue.

Publication

2001.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Bernstein, Derek.
• Kraft, Susan, 1961-

Description

3 sound cassettes (ca. 205 min.) +

Summary

• Cassette 1 (ca. 70 min.) 5/23/01. Amy Rosen. Rosen discusses her family background and education; the place of religion in her life and work; her pieces Discipledom and Sugarlea; college; her early years in New York; artists that influenced her; early works she created, alone and with Derek Bernstein; her relationship to the dance community.
• Cassette 2 (ca. 75 min.) Amy Rosen and Derek Bernstein. 7/11/01. Bernstein describes his background and work as an artist; the two discuss the beginnings of their work together; their pieces W-2 and Object Lesson; problem solving in creating and implementing their sets; their creative process; more on Discipledom; their creative process in other works particularly Boulder; issues for dancers performing their work; conceptual ideas behind their pieces; more on Sugarlea; logistical difficulties with some of their work; their dance Abandoning hope; the nature of their collaboration; structure; One magnificent gesture; Fence.
• Cassette 3 (ca. 60 min.) 8/1/01. Amy Rosen and Derek Bernstein. Rosen and Bernstein discuss their use of time; themes and qualities that run across their work; more on their collaborative process both between themselves and with others; details about process, using Abandoning Hope as an example; qualities that Rosen seeks in a dancer; balancing their lives and work.

Donor/Sponsor

National Endowment for the Arts, 2000-2001.

Alternative Title

• Dance Oral History Project.
• Dance Audio Archive.

Subjects

• Abandoning hope (Choreographic work : Rosen and Bernstein)
• Bernstein, Derek
• Audiotapes > Rosen, A
• Boulder (Choreographic work : Bernstein and Rosen)
• Sugarlea (Choreographic work : Rosen)
• Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
• W-2 (Choreographic work : Rosen and Bernstein)
• Audiotapes > Bernstein, D
• One magnificent gesture (Choreographic work : Rosen and Bernstein)
• Rosen, Amy Sue
• Discipledom (Choreographic work : Rosen)
• Artistic collaboration
• Object lesson (Choreographic work : Bernstein and Rosen)
• Fence (Choreographic work : Rosen and Bernstein)

Note

• Interview conducted by Susan Kraft.
• Recorded on May 23, 2001, July 11, 2001, and August 1, 2001 in New York City.
• For transcript see: *MGZMT 3-2321.

Access (note)

• Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.

Funding (note)

• Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.

Call Number

*MGZMT 3-2321

OCLC

NYPY02-R5

Author

Rosen, Amy Sue. Interviewee

Title

Interview with Amy Sue Rosen and Derek Bernstein [sound recording].

Imprint

2001.

Funding

Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.

Restricted Access

Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.

Local Subject

Audiotapes -- Rosen, A.

Audiotapes -- Bernstein, D.

Added Author

Bernstein, Derek. Interviewee

Kraft, Susan, 1961- Interviewer

Research Call Number

*MGZMT 3-2321 [Transcript]

*MGZTC 3-2321 [Sound cassettes]