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Interview with Ted Shawn, and, interview with Saul Goodman, 1966

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Title

Interview with Ted Shawn, and, interview with Saul Goodman, 1966

Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Names

Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972 (Interviewee)
Horosko, Marian (Interviewer)
Reiss, Alvin H (Interviewer)
Goodman, Saul (Interviewee)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1966

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 7-3016

Subjects

Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
Goodman, Saul
Freyman, Zachary
Jacob's Pillow
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
Federal aid to the arts
Journalism
Dancers -- Biography
Dance
Periodicals

Genres

Interviews
Radio Programs

Notes

Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded for broadcast by WNCN-FM 1966 New York (N.Y.)
Funding: The conservation 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 22 min.) : acetate, full-track, 7.5 ips. ; 7 in.
Sound quality is good.

Abstract

Interview with Ted Shawn conducted by Marian Horosko, as host, and interview with Saul Goodman conducted by Alvin H. Reiss, as host, for broadcast on radio station WNCN-FM, New York on its series Profiles, in 1966. Streaming file (first approximately 13:30 minutes). Marian Horosko introduces her guest Ted Shawn; Shawn speaks about Jacob's Pillow and the programs planned for the upcoming season of the annual Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival; his work throughout the year for Jacob's Pillow; government funding of the arts. Streaming file (from approximately 13:45 minutes to 22 minutes). Alvin H. Reiss, as host, speaks about Brief Biographies, the monthly biographic sketches in Dance Magazine, and introduces Saul Goodman, their author; Goldman speaks about how the sketches originated, with Lydia Joelle; how the dancers profiled are chosen; the process including an interview with the dancer to be profiled; the optimism of most dancers; the photographs, taken by Zachary Freyman, for each of the articles in the series; Dancers you should know (1964), the book based on the series.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 918863263
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20775867
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 36cd94d0-b915-0133-383d-60f81dd2b63c

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Ted Shawn, and, interview with Saul Goodman, 1966" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1966. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/36cd94d0-b915-0133-383d-60f81dd2b63c

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1966). Interview with Ted Shawn, and, interview with Saul Goodman, 1966 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/36cd94d0-b915-0133-383d-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Ted Shawn, and, interview with Saul Goodman, 1966" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/36cd94d0-b915-0133-383d-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia citation

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