Interview with May O'Donnell, 1979

Item data

Title

Interview with May O'Donnell, 1979

Collection

Dance Oral History Project

Names

O'Donnell, May, 1906-2004 (Interviewee)
Small, Linda (Interviewer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1979-03-19

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 5-970

Subjects

Graham, Martha
Horst, Louis
O'Donnell, May, 1906-2004 -- Interviews
Dance concerto (Choreographic work : O'Donnell)
Suspension (Choreographic work : O'Donnell)
Dance energies (Choreographic work : O'Donnell)

Genres

Oral Histories
Interviews

Notes

Additional Physical Form: For transcript of interview see: *MGZMT 5-970.
Source Characteristics: Sound quality is good overall. The recording is marred by occasional extraneous noise.
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded by Linda Small for The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 1979, March 19 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.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 1 hour and 36 minutes) : analog

Abstract

Streaming audio file 1 (approximately 52 minutes). May O'Donnell speaks with Linda Small about the classes at her studio, in particular the technique taught; Martha Graham, including how Small's style of dancing differed from that of Graham's; her first years with the Martha Graham Dance Company and Graham's lasting influence on her; her life in New York at the time including her friendship with Gertrude Shurr; Louis Horst's composition class; contemporary choreographers she likes; audiences today; her first dance classes and early performances; her family and childhood; her early choreography [ends abruptly but continues directly on streaming audio file 2]. Streaming audio file 2 (approximately 44 minutes). May O'Donnell speaks with Linda Small about her early choreography; performing with José Limón; her work with Erick Hawkins and Martha Graham, in the 1940s; her own company and her work Dance concerto; teaching at Mills College and elsewhere in the 1960s; reviving her work Suspension for Alvin [Ailey]; her work Dance energies; her current activities.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 78524601
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12118828
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 074996d0-e423-0135-f4b8-497931474e51

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

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