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Interview with Morocco
- Title
- Interview with Morocco [sound recording]
- Author
- Morocco (Dancer), 1940-
- Publication
- 2002.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | transcript | Audio | Supervised use | *MGZMT 3-2313 transcript | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Not available - Please for assistance. | cassette 1 | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTC 3-2313 cassette 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Not available - Please for assistance. | cassette 2 | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTC 3-2313 cassette 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Not available - Please for assistance. | cassette 3 | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTC 3-2313 cassette 3 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Not available - Please for assistance. | cassette 4 | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTC 3-2313 cassette 4 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Sellers-Young, Barbara.
- Description
- 4 sound cassettes (ca. 300 min.) +
- Summary
- Cassette 1 (ca. 50 min.). Morocco discusses her beginnings in dance and her introduction to the people, cultures and music of Middle Eastern dance; the cultural associations she brought and experienced in relation to this work; describes a typical evening at the clubs where she was dancing; the participation of men in social and theatrical dance; the beginnings of her travel and research abroad; the origin of her professional name, Morocco.
- Cassette 2 (ca. 90 min.). Morocco describes oriental costumes from sketches and paintings; differentiates between the true folk dances and costume elements and what was viewed and desired by European men and the wider culture; the beginnings of her teaching; the economics of dancing at that time; qualities that attract people to these dance forms, including what attracted her; her teaching style; her ideas on the relationship of oriental dance, sexism, intelligence and sexuality; describes her seminars; cultural expectations in different parts of this country and abroad; describes what she hopes to impart to her students; travels; her first encounters with Moroccan dancers and the impression it made on her; first trip to Morocco; meeting B'Shara and learning Guedra.
- Cassette 3 (ca. 90 min.) More on travel and studying dance in the Middle East; describes and compares performing in various countries and around the United States; describes how she learned various dances; bringing groups on tours to Morocco, Egypt and Turkey to learn about the dancing; describes cultural differences in these places and how she prepares those traveling with her; briefly describes other dances she learned while travelling; differentiates oriental from other dance forms; lists dancers she admires; her perceptions of the meaning of certain dances; changes in the cultures from which these dances are drawn.
- Cassette 4 (ca. 70 min.). Continues to explore concepts such as folk and classical in reference to various eastern and western dance forms; the place of the dancer within the culture; body image and requirements for oriental dance; certain milestones in her career; stories from group trips she has organized; getting costumes made; thoughts on her teaching; the place of oriental dance in American culture; her own role and contribution to the field; experiences on television; impact of videotapes and CDs on spreading knowledge of these dance forms; judging the authenticity of your sources and of the forms you see; her commitment to preserving these dances.
- Donor/Sponsor
- National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
- Alternative Title
- Dance Oral History Project.
- Dance Audio Archive.
- Subjects
- Note
- Interviewed by Barbara Sellers-Young on June 29 or 30, 2002 in Amsterdam, Netherlands (cassette 1) and on March 26 and 27, 2001 in Sacramento, Calif. (cassettes 2-4).
- For transcript see: *MGZMT 3-2313.
- Cassette 1, taped June 2002, is an attempt to recreate an inaudible March 2001 interview. Due to the 15-month delay in scheduling, and despite every attempt to cover the original interview topics, the recreation may not include parts of the original interview or it may repeat material found on cassettes 2-4. The sound quality is poor, but audible.
- 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 3-2313
- OCLC
- NYPY03-R8
- Author
- Morocco (Dancer), 1940- Interviewee
- Title
- Interview with Morocco [sound recording]
- Imprint
- 2002.
- 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 -- Morocco.
- Added Author
- Sellers-Young, Barbara. Interviewer
- Research Call Number
- *MGZMT 3-2313 [Transcript]*MGZTC 3-2313 (sound cassettes)