Research Catalog

Interview with Bruce Marks

Title
Interview with Bruce Marks, 1979
Author
Marks, Bruce, 1937-
Publication
1979.

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
AudioRestricted use *MGZTO 5-1603Offsite

Details

Additional Authors
Bowers, Theresa
Description
1 streaming audio file (approximately 1 hour): digital
Summary
Streaming audio file (approximately 1 hour). Bruce Marks speaks with Theresa Bowers about his childhood; his time at the High School for the Performing Arts in New York City; performing in Pearl Lang's work Ironic rite; taking class with Muriel Stuart; his first impressions of Merce Cunningham's choreography; meeting Ted Shawn, at Jacob's Pillow; his initial doubts about his ability to become a ballet dancer; Pearl Lang; his study of acting; his year at Brandeis University; his study of modern dance with various teachers including at May O'Donnell's studio; his impressions of Martha Graham including as compared to Lang; leaving Brandeis University to attend the Juilliard School.
Alternative Title
  • Dance Oral History Project
  • Dance Audio Archive
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Sound recordings.
  • Oral histories.
Note
  • For transcript of interview see: *MGZMT 3-1603.
  • Interview with Bruce Marks conducted by Theresa Bowers on April 20, 1979 in New York (N.Y.) for the Oral History Project of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
  • Sound quality is fair. The volume is low with the result that the speakers are often not easy to understand.
Access (note)
  • Access only on site at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center
Funding (note)
  • The processing 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 5-1603
OCLC
78095439
Author
Marks, Bruce, 1937- interviewee.
Title
Interview with Bruce Marks, 1979
Imprint
1979.
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 Theresa Bowers April 20, 1979 New York (N.Y.)
Funding
The processing 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 1 hour); polyester; half-track; 1.875 ips; 5 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto51603_v01f01_sc.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZTC 3-1603
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Bowers, Theresa, interviewer.
Research Call Number
*MGZTO 5-1603
View in Legacy Catalog