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Interview with Clive Thompson, 1977

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Interview with Clive Thompson, 1977

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Title
Interview with Clive Thompson, 1977
Names
Thompson, Clive, 1935- (Interviewee)
Nuchtern, Jean (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Oral History Project

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1977-01-16
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 5-1605
Topics
Ailey, Alvin
Graham, Martha
Thompson, Clive, 1935- -- Interviews
Revelations (Choreographic work : Ailey)
Genres
Oral histories
Interviews
Notes
Additional physical form: For transcript of interview, see *MGZMT 3-1605.
Bibliographic history: Title supplied by cataloger.
Source characteristics: Sound quality is fair.
Venue: Recorded by Jean Nuchtern January 16, 1977 Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)
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.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 16 min.) ; polyester; half-track; 1.875 ips; 5 in.
Description
Streaming audio file (approximately 16 minutes). [The first part of this recording is not currently available. For the complete contents, as transcribed, see *MGZMT 3-1605.] Clive Thompson speaks with Jean Nuchtern about Martha Graham and her comments to him about Alvin Ailey; his thoughts on Ailey; his role in Ailey's Revelations; Martha Graham as a person, including her resistance to racial discrimination against her dancers.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 83646806
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12119055
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2418f2a0-c802-0135-67dc-218866d09d2e
Rights Statement
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  • 1977: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Clive Thompson, 1977" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1977. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb8127e0-3b71-0134-a2fa-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Clive Thompson, 1977" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb8127e0-3b71-0134-a2fa-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1977). Interview with Clive Thompson, 1977 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb8127e0-3b71-0134-a2fa-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Clive Thompson, 1977