Education and dancing at the High School of Performing Arts, New York, 1967

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Title
Education and dancing at the High School of Performing Arts, New York, 1967
Additional title: Invitation to dance (Radio program)
Names
Terry, Walter (Interviewer)
Malinka, Bella (Interviewee)
Walker, Norman (Interviewee)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1967-03-26
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 7-77
Topics
Matteo -- Interviews
Walker, Norman -- Interviews
Malinka, Bella -- Interviews
High School of Performing Arts (New York, N.Y.)
Dance schools -- New York (State) -- New York
Dance teachers
Dance schools
New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Radio programs
Notes
Content: Interview with High School of Performing Arts instructors: Norman Walker, on modern dance; Bella Malinka, on ballet; and Matteo, on classical Indian dance; conducted by Walter Terry at the School of Performing Arts, and broadcast March 26, 1967 by radio station WNYC, New York, on its series Invitation to dance.
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.
Venue: Recorded by radio station WNYC, New York for its program Invitation to dance March 26, 1967 New York (N.Y.)
Content: Music and introductory remarks by unidentified speaker.
Content: Closing remarks by unidentified speaker and music.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 26 minutes) : analog, 7.5 ips, acetate, full-track, 7 in.
The sound quality is good overall.
Description
Walter Terry introduces the three teachers from the High School of Performing Arts: Bella Malinka (ballet), Norman Walker (modern dance), and Matteo (classical Indian dance), and describes the general orientation and goals of the High School of Performing Arts. Walter Terry and the three guests discuss the following topics: the School's curriculum for dance students; problems in training high school students to a high degree of technical proficiency in ballet; the School's emphasis on the students' acquiring of performing experience; the program for this year's annual dance performance; students' extra-curricular engagements; Matteo's methods of teaching classical Indian dance to American high school students; the suitability of the school's dance training as preparation for any kind of dance career; the difficulty of pursuing academic subjects in tandem with training and performing; the rewards and challenges of working with young people.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 36936955
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12117205
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3aa13590-3471-0137-113e-4f6a35cb9cf0
Rights Statement
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  • 2019: Digitized
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Education and dancing at the High School of Performing Arts, New York, 1967" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1967. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/52c2bed0-3ba6-0134-a64e-60f81dd2b63c

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Education and dancing at the High School of Performing Arts, New York, 1967" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 5, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/52c2bed0-3ba6-0134-a64e-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1967). Education and dancing at the High School of Performing Arts, New York, 1967 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/52c2bed0-3ba6-0134-a64e-60f81dd2b63c

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Education and dancing at the High School of Performing Arts, New York, 1967