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Anthony Dowell, dancer with the Royal Ballet, and Antony Tudor's Shadowplay

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Anthony Dowell, dancer with the Royal Ballet, and Antony Tudor's Shadowplay

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Title
Anthony Dowell, dancer with the Royal Ballet, and Antony Tudor's Shadowplay
Additional title: Invitation to dance (Radio program)
Names
Terry, Walter (Speaker)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1967-05-05
Date Created: 1967-05-07
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 7-80
Topics
Dowell, Anthony
Tudor, Antony, 1908-1987
Royal Ballet
Dream (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Song of the earth (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
Shadowplay (Choreographic work : Tudor)
Ballet -- United States -- 1965-1969
Ballet
United States
Genres
Radio programs
Notes
Content: Walter Terry speaks about Antony Dowell including Dowell's roles in works by Antony Tudor, and the current state of ballet; recorded on May 5, 1967 and broadcast on May 7, 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 and broadcast by radio station WNYC, New York for its program Invitation to dance recorded on May 5, 1967 and broadcast on May 7, 1967 New York (N.Y.)
Content: Music and introduction of program by unidentified speaker.
Content: Closing remarks by unidentified speaker and music.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 25 minutes) : analog, 7.5 ips, acetate, full-track, 7 in.
The sound quality is very good.
Description
Walter Terry speaks briefly about the current New York ballet season; Anthony Dowell's rising prominence in the Royal Ballet including his recent performances with the company at the Metropolitan Opera House; his background; his roles in Frederick Ashton's The dream, Kenneth MacMillan's Song of the earth, and Antony Tudor's Shadowplay; Tudor's effective use of stillness in his choreography; Dowell's training and range of technical abilities; more on his roles in Ashton's The dream, MacMillan's Song of the earth, and Tudor's Shadowplay; Antony Tudor's early choreography including his work Pillar of fire, his period of choreographic inactivity; the promise shown in his Shadowplay; upcoming ballets and promising dancers that Terry recommends seeing; the crucial role of new ballets in keeping the art alive; the ballet renaissance occurring today.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 36936958
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12117206
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4665b920-3471-0137-092e-67f8ed36b9d0
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

  • 1967: Created (Approximate)
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Anthony Dowell, dancer with the Royal Ballet, and Antony Tudor's Shadowplay" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1967 - 1967. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9c82e030-3ba6-0134-f1ce-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Anthony Dowell, dancer with the Royal Ballet, and Antony Tudor's Shadowplay" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9c82e030-3ba6-0134-f1ce-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1967 - 1967). Anthony Dowell, dancer with the Royal Ballet, and Antony Tudor's Shadowplay Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9c82e030-3ba6-0134-f1ce-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Anthony Dowell, dancer with the Royal Ballet, and Antony Tudor's Shadowplay