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Interview with Ted Shawn on dance and therapy

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Title
Interview with Ted Shawn on dance and therapy
Additional title: Invitation to dance (Radio program)
Names
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972 (Interviewee)
Terry, Walter (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1967-04-02
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 7-67
Topics
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
Dance therapy
Musical meter and rhythm
Genres
Interviews
Radio programs
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: Recorded by radio station WNYC, New York for its program Invitation to dance April 2, 1967 New York (N.Y.)
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 26 min.) : analog, 7.5 ips, acetate, full-track, 7 in.
The sound quality is excellent.
Description
Interview with Ted Shawn on dance and therapy, conducted by Walter Terry as host for radio station WNYC, New York, on its series Invitation to dance; broadcast on April 2, 1967. Streaming audio file (approximately 26 minutes). [Music and introduction by unidentified speaker of program and host, Walter Terry.] Walter Terry introduces the program and Ted Shawn. Ted Shawn speaks about his work with people suffering from physical illnesses and with athletes, with special emphasis on the relationship of rhythm and movement. He also speaks about dance as psychological-emotional therapy including his dance performances at state mental institutions and his work, under the supervision of psychiatrists, with emotionally disturbed individuals; the use of even as opposed to syncopated rhythms. [Closing remarks by unidentified speaker and music.]
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 36936952
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12117200
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1c054f50-f4cd-0136-dde0-7573dff48e1d
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1891: Creator Born
  • 1967: Created
  • 1972: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Ted Shawn on dance and therapy" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1967. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1966ab20-3ba6-0134-ea5a-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Ted Shawn on dance and therapy" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1966ab20-3ba6-0134-ea5a-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1967). Interview with Ted Shawn on dance and therapy Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1966ab20-3ba6-0134-ea5a-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Ted Shawn on dance and therapy