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Interview with Gus Solomons jr, 1976

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Interview with Gus Solomons jr

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Title
Interview with Gus Solomons jr, 1976
Additional title: Making the dance scene (Radio program)
Names
Solomons, Gus (Interviewee)
Nathanson, Lucile Brahms (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1976 (Questionable)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 5-450
Topics
Solomons, Gus
Forty (Choreographic work : Solomons)
Genres
Interviews
Radio programs
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded for broadcast by WHPC-FM, the radio station of Nassau Community College 1976? Nassau (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.
Acquisition: Gift; Nathanson, Lucile Brahms
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 15 min.) : polyester, two-track, 3.75 ips. ; 5 in.
Sound quality is good. The recording is marred by extraneous noise, but the speakers' voices are loud and clear.
Description
Interview with Gus Solomons jr, conducted by Lucile Brahms Nathanson as host, for broadcast by WHPC-FM, the radio station of Nassau Community College, on its series Making the dance scene, probably in 1976. Streaming audio file (approximately 15 minutes). Music; introduction of guest Gus Solomons jr and his background by host Lucille Brahms Nathanson; Gus Solomons jr speaks about his growing involvement in dance while a student at M.I.T.; his professional debut; continuing his training in New York; dancing for Merce Cunningham; teaching and his establishing of his own studio; his choreographing, including a new work set to Duke Ellington's music [Forty]; audiences; closing remarks and music.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 79365983
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118244
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3cdd4a40-c346-0133-58a6-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Gus Solomons jr" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1976. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/401e9930-c346-0133-7a81-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Gus Solomons jr" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/401e9930-c346-0133-7a81-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1976). Interview with Gus Solomons jr Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/401e9930-c346-0133-7a81-60f81dd2b63c

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Interview with Gus Solomons jr