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Dance magazine awards: Martha Graham and Agnes De Mille, 1956

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Dance magazine awards

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Title
Dance magazine awards: Martha Graham and Agnes De Mille, 1956
Additional title: Today in ballet (Radio program)
Names
De Mille, Agnes (Speaker)
Hoffman, Paul G. (Paul Gray), 1891-1974 (Speaker)
Graham, Martha (Speaker)
Cornell, Katharine, 1893-1974 (Speaker)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1957-02-19
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 7-5
Topics
De Mille, Agnes
Graham, Martha
Hoffman, Paul G. (Paul Gray), 1891-1974
Dance -- Awards
Award presentations
Genres
Radio programs
Speeches
Notes
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.
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Broadcast by WNYC-FM February 19, 1957 New York (N.Y.)
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 26 min.) : Mylar; half-track, 7.5 ips; 7 in.
The sound quality is very good.
Description
Ceremony for the presentation of the 1956 Dance Magazine awards, recorded on February 19, 1957, and broadcast by radio station WNYC-FM on its series Today in ballet. Speakers include Agnes de Mille (award recipient), Paul G. Hoffman, Katharine Cornell, and Martha Graham (award recipient). The unidentified female speaker who introduces Paul G. Hoffman, Katharine Cornell, and Martha Graham may be Jean Gordon. Streaming audio file (approximately 26 minutes). [Applause]. Agnes de Mille's acceptance speech including her gratitude for having been able to bring dance to a wider audience through television [her two specials, in 1956, for the Omnibus TV series]; (introduction of Paul G. Hoffman); Paul G. Hoffman's speech including Martha Graham's role as a cultural ambassador (introduction of Katharine Cornell); Katharine Cornell's brief remarks and presentation of the award to Martha Graham; Martha Graham's acceptance speech including her recent tours to Asia; the nature of communication and dance as communication (closing remarks).
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 35890322
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12117377
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5c1cbfa0-cb54-0136-6281-5fd6864046db
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dance magazine awards" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1957. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1779f90-3ba5-0134-9731-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dance magazine awards" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1779f90-3ba5-0134-9731-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1957). Dance magazine awards Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1779f90-3ba5-0134-9731-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Dance magazine awards