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Interview with Norman McLaren and Ludmilla Chiriaeff

Title
Interview with Norman McLaren and Ludmilla Chiriaeff, 1969
Author
McLaren, Norman, 1914-1987
Publication
1967

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Additional Authors
  • Horosko, Marian
  • Chiriaeff, Ludmilla, 1924-1996
Description
One streaming file (approximately 31 minutes): digital, stereo
Summary
Streaming file (approximately 31 minutes). Marian Horosko, as host, introduces her guests Norman McLaren and Ludmilla Chiriaeff; Norman McLaren speaks about his background briefly; Chiriaeff and McLaren speak about their collaboration on the film Duo (entitled Pas de deux in the United States) including how experiments with the filming of movement led McLaren to consider a ballet film; the developing of the film's scenario; techniques McLaren used to film Duo; the use of specific ballet steps to convey emotions; choreographing for film; the music in the film; influences on McLaren's work including the structure of classical Indian music and the work of other film makers; Chiriaeff speaks about Les Grands Ballets Canadiens including the recent European tour and season in Montréal (Québec).
Uniform Title
Dance New York (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Interview with Ludmilla Chiriaeff
Subjects
Genre/Form
Radio interviews.
Note
  • Interview with Norman McLaren and Ludmilla Chiriaeff conducted by Marian Horosko, as host, at the [Solomon R.] Guggenheim Museum in New York, N.Y., on the occasion of a retrospective of McLaren's films; for broadcast on radio station WBAI-FM, New York on its series Dance New York, on December 17 and 18, 1969.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
  • Sound quality is good.
Access (note)
  • Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
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.
OCLC
925485589
Author
McLaren, Norman, 1914-1987, interviewee.
Title
Interview with Norman McLaren and Ludmilla Chiriaeff, 1969
Production
1967
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 NYPL Research Libraries.
Event
Recorded for broadcast by WBAI-FM 1969 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: one sound reel (approximately 31 minutes); 7"; acetate; half-track; 7.5 ips; transferred to wav file and streaming file (myd_mgzto73056_v01f01_sc) formats in 2015.
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Added Author
Horosko, Marian, interviewer.
Chiriaeff, Ludmilla, 1924-1996, interviewee.
Added Title
Dance New York (Radio program)
Interview with Ludmilla Chiriaeff
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