Julian Beck / Judith Malina: Poems, recorded live, 1983-11-13

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Title

Julian Beck / Judith Malina: Poems, recorded live, 1983-11-13

Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Names

Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Beck, Julian, 1925-1985 (Performer)
Malina, Judith, 1926-2015 (Author)
Beck, Julian, 1925-1985 (Author)
Malina, Judith, 1926- (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1983-11-13

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1431

Subjects

Poetry

Genres

Spoken Word

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: written and narrated by Julian Beck and Judith Malina.
Content: Title, date and location provided by cataloger based on printed note on original container and cassette, and audition.
Content: Contains a live recording of Julian Beck and Judith Malina reading selections from their poems for the "Poets on Tape" series [see program note by Carlo Altomara]. Possibly donated to be used in a performance of John Cage's Rozart mix at the Merce Cunningham Dance Company's "Celebrate Cage" benefit on May 25, 1989 in New York, New York.
Content: Printed label on original container: "Julian Beck / Judith Malina ̃ Poems ; Presented by Artists Present Artists ; Recorded live by Kush/Cloud House Recording ; November 13, 1983 ; Photo by Ira Cohen ; Edited by John Graff / Graphics by VIncent". Label affixed to original container: "For Cage Salute".
Content: Accompanying printed label [interior] contains a program note paragraph written by Carlo Altomara.
Venue: Recorded live in, New York, New York, 1983 November 13.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audiocassette (92 minutes) : analog
Sound quality is mostly good; there is a slight recording hum throughout both streaming files.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 913895837
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20732316
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): df6ac290-b8f4-0133-b247-60f81dd2b63c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

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MLA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Julian Beck / Judith Malina: Poems, recorded live, 1983-11-13" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1983. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/df6ac290-b8f4-0133-b247-60f81dd2b63c

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1983). Julian Beck / Judith Malina: Poems, recorded live, 1983-11-13 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/df6ac290-b8f4-0133-b247-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Julian Beck / Judith Malina: Poems, recorded live, 1983-11-13" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 19, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/df6ac290-b8f4-0133-b247-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia citation

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