Interview with Matteo, and, interview with Agnes de Mille, and, interview with Marcia B. Siegel, 1966

Item data

Title

Interview with Matteo, and, interview with Agnes de Mille, and, interview with Marcia B. Siegel, 1966

Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Names

Matteo (Interviewee)
Horosko, Marian (Interviewer)
Reiss, Alvin H (Interviewer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1966

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 7-3048

Subjects

Matteo
De Mille, Agnes
Siegel, Marcia B
De Mille, Agnes -- Awards
Bharata natyam
Dance -- India
Kathak (Dance)
Kathakali
Dance -- Awards

Genres

Interviews
Radio Programs

Notes

Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Broadcast by WNYC-FM 1966, July 24, 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 28 min.) : mixed stock, acetate, half-track, ips not specified ; 7 in.
Sound quality is excellent overall. The interview with Agnes de Mille is marred by the extraneous noise, but the speakers' voices are easily intelligible.

Abstract

Interview with Matteo conducted by Marian Horosko, as host (approximately first 19 minutes); interview with Agnes de Mille conducted by Alvin H. Reiss as host, on March 3, 1966 (approximately 4 minutes); and interview with Marcia B. Siegel, also conducted by Alvin H. Reiss (approximately 5 minutes), for broadcast on radio station WNYC-FM, New York on its series The world of dance, on July 24, 1966. Streaming file (approximately first 19 minutes). [Music and introductory remarks by unidentified announcer.] Introductory remarks by Marian Horosko followed by recording from Matteo's class in the technique of Bharata natyam at the High School of Performing Arts, New York [later Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music Art and Performing Arts]; Matteo speaks with Horosko about his innovations in the teaching of East Indian dance in order to render it more easily comprehensible to Westerners; the principles on which he bases his teaching; the basic stances, respectively, of each of the four main styles of dance (Bharata natyam; Kathakali, Manipuri, and Kathak) in India; the rhythms used for Bharata Natyam and other styles; the Indian system of studying classical dance with a guru; the audience in India for Indian classical dance [closing remarks followed by sounds of East Indian dancing and music]. Streaming file (from approximately 19:20 to 23:10). Marian Horosko introduces the next segment of the program: an interview with Agnes de Mille, conducted by host Alvin H. Reiss immediately after her having been awarded the Capezio Dance award of 1966; Agnes de Mille speaks with Reiss about her work promoting and raising money for dance; some of her current and upcoming projects. Streaming file (from approximately 23:10 to 27:40). Marian Horosko introduces the next segment of the program: an interview with Marcia B. Siegel by host Alvin Reiss; Marcia B. Siegel speaks with Reiss about the new publication, Dance scope [closing remarks].

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 923018477
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20812403
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9d45a0f0-b922-0133-ec33-60f81dd2b63c

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

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