- Additional Authors
- Matheson, Katy
- Description
- 2 streaming audio files (approximately two hours and 21 minutes): digital
- Summary
- Streaming audio file 1, July 25 and 26, 1978 (approximately one hour and 37 minutes). Stanley Sussman speaks with Katy Matheson about touring with the Martha Graham Dance Company in Japan; company morale; the repertoire; casting including the end of the so-called star system; Martha Graham's deep involvement with the costumes; rehearsals; Pearl Lang and her relationship with Graham; the departure of Ross Bertram and Mary Hinkson from the company [beginning of July 26 session, at approximately 50:29 minutes]; Sussman speaks about Graham's approach to creating a new work; Graham's remarks to him about her marriage to Erick Hawkins and other personal matters; Graham's approach to music and phrasing, as for example in her Diversion of angels; her choice of music including her frequent use of commissioned works; composers with whom he worked; Graham's work Dancing ground; how various company members interacted with Graham; her works Cortege of eagles; Acrobats of god; and Adorations [ends abruptly but continues on streaming audio file 2].
- Streaming audio file 2, July 26, 1978 (approximately 44 minutes). Stanley Sussman speaks with Katy Matheson about Martha Graham including her discussions with him of Judaism; briefly, her work Judith; observations about Graham including her sense of mortality; her relationship with Louis Horst; the fact that Graham never commissioned Sussman to create a composition for her [ends abruptly].
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings.
- Oral histories.
- Note
- Interview with Stanley Sussman conducted by Katy Matheson for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division Oral History Project at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, on July 25 and 26, 1978. Part 1 (July 17, and 19, 1978), Part 3 (August 1, 2, and 4,1978), and Part 4 (August 16,1978) are cataloged separately.
- For transcript of interview, see *MGZMT 5-468.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Sound quality is good. There are occasional short gaps.
- Access (note)
- Access only on site at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center
- 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
- *MGZTO 5-468
- OCLC
- 991872351
- Author
Sussman, Stanley, interviewee.
- Title
Interview with Stanley Sussman. Part 2 of 4: July 25 and 26, 1978
- Imprint
1978
- Type of Content
spoken word
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Restricted Access
Access only on site at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center
- Event
Recorded by Katy Matheson for The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts July 25 and 26, 1978 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 two hours and 21 minutes); polyester; half-track; 1.875 ips; 5 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto5468_v02f01_sc and myd_mgzto5468_v02f02_sc.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZT 5-468
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Matheson, Katy, interviewer.
- Research Call Number
*MGZTO 5-468