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Interview with Jay Millard

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Audio	Supervised use	*MGZMT 3-2417 transcript	Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Audio	Use in library	*MGZTC 3-2417 sound cassette	Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

Additional Authors

Schmidt, Jan, 1948-

Description

1 sound cassette (ca. 90 min.) +

Summary

Jay Millard discusses the beginnings of his career, working as a camera operator for public television while a student at Trinity College [in Hartford, Conn.]; the development of passion and commitment to his work; first professional opportunities; moving to New York and his experiences working as a director and associate director as well a cameraman for the New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive and for WNET, Chanel Thirteen; working as associate director for Emile Ardolino on the filming of George Balanchine's ballet The spellbound child [Enfant et les sortilèges]; an anecdotal experience regarding Balanchine; his thoughts on Ardolino's skills and the way he was influenced by him; his experiences taping Jerome Robbins' Broadway and the 1993 Balanchine Festival [Balanchine Celebration].
Cont. Millard speaks about the filming of dance for archival purposes and for broadcast in shows such as Dance in America; techniques he learned from Ardolino as well as from Merrill Brockway; working directly with choreographers in the filming and editing process, particularly in his shoots for the New York Public Library's Dance Division; problems that can occur in the course of filming; working on the taping of Bill T. Jones' piece Still/here; different types of filming, with variations including style, number of cameras and whether work is in performance or rehearsal; his feelings about his work; the importance of creating audio visual records of the performing arts.

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Note

Interview with Jay Millard conducted by Jan Schmidt at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on June 28, 2004.
For transcript see: *MGZMT 3-2417.

Access (note)

Call Number

*MGZTC 3-2417

OCLC

NYPY05-R4

Author

Millard, Jay. Interviewee

Title

Interview with Jay Millard [sound recording].

Imprint

2004.

Restricted Access

Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.

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Local Subject

Dance videos -- Production and direction.

Audiotapes -- Millard, J.

Added Author

Schmidt, Jan, 1948- Interviewer

Research Call Number

*MGZMT 3-2417 [transcript]