Research Catalog

Title

Interview with Paul Langland, 2002.

Author

Langland, Paul

Publication

2002

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Details

Additional Authors

• Oteri, Frank, J., 1964-
• Thom, Rose Anne

Description

4 sound discs (approximately two hours and 44 minutes) : digital; 4 3/4 in. +

Summary

• Part I, July 8, 2002: discs 1 - 2 (approximately one hour and 33 minutes.). Paul Langland discusses his family background, early artistic experiences and education; first interest in dance; the particularly collaborative and ephemeral nature of the form; his first exposure to music; more on his early involvement with dance and contact with the world of postmodern dance and Meredith Monk; joining Monk's company and vocal ensemble [Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble]; Monk's composition Dolmen music; the socio-cultural context of Monk's [and Ping Chong's] early work Chacon [Paris/Chacon/Venice/Milan]; Langland's piece Jungle breath (created with Daniel Lepkoff); Monk's ensemble work and the connection between her physical and musical work; Langland's piece Almost rapture; Monk's influence on his work; using her music for his piece Honor; his decision to stop working with Monk; his continued impressions of Monk and her work; critical and audience response to her work; anecdotal stories of his time with Monk.
• Part I, continued, July 8, 2002: disc 3 (approximately 11 minutes). Anecdotes continue.
• Part II, November 12, 2002: disc 4 (approximately 58 minutes). Langland describes the expansion of his work towards movement and contact improvisation; connecting with Monk's work and using his particular skills in her pieces; Monk's creative process; her influence on his work; compares Monk's work with movement and with music; her generally adventurous rehearsal process; meeting Allan Wayne and beginning to study with him and teach his technique; Langland's work with the collaborative improvisation company Channel Z; the directions of his work after leaving Monk's company; teaching at New York University and his interest in both dance and theater; his creative process; his recent piece with his father, Getting ready to really leave; his ongoing interest in Allan Wayne; Langland's Normal, Kansas and other works; his interest in collaboration; the influence he feels that Ping Chong has had on his work.

Donor/Sponsor

National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.

Series Statement

Meredith Monk Oral History Project

Alternative Title

• Dance Oral History Project.
• Dance Audio Archive.

Subjects

• Sound recordings
• Interviews
• Langland, Paul > Interviews
• Monk, Meredith > Influence
• Channel Z (Company)
• Paris/Chacon/Venice/Milan (Choreographic work : Monk and Chong)
• Artistic collaboration
• Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble
• Music and dance
• Wayne, Allan
• Lepkoff, Daniel
• House Foundation for the Arts
• Audiotapes > Langland, P

Genre/Form

• Interviews.
• Sound recordings.

Note

• Interview with Paul Langland conducted by Frank J. Oteri on July 8, 2002 (Part I: sound discs 1 - 3) and by Rose Anne Thom on November 12, 2002 (Part II: sound disc 4), both at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City.
• For transcript see: *MGZMT 3-2376.
• Title supplied by cataloger.

Access (note)

• 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.

Call Number

*MGZTL 4-2376

OCLC

56624113

Author

Langland, Paul, interviewee.

Title

Interview with Paul Langland, 2002.

Production

2002

Type of Content

spoken word

Type of Medium

audio

Type of Carrier

audio disc

Series

Meredith Monk Oral History Project

Event

Recorded for the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Jerome Robbins Dance Division 2002, July 8 and November 12 New York (N.Y.)

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: three sound cassettes (approximately one hour and 44 minutes; poylester, quarter-track; 1.875 ips.); transferred to wav file and compact disc formats in 2014.

Local Note

For transcript of interview: see *MGZMT 3-2376

Former classmark: *MGZTC 3-2376

Restricted Access

Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.

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Added Author

Oteri, Frank, J., 1964- interviewer.

Thom, Rose Anne, interviewer.

Research Call Number

*MGZTL 4-2376

*MGZMT 3-2376