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Interview with Fred Berk, 1966

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Interview with Fred Berk

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Title
Interview with Fred Berk, 1966
Additional title: World of dance (Radio program)
Names
Berk, Fred, 1911-1980 (Interviewee)
Horosko, Marian (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1966
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 7-3050
Topics
Berk, Fred, 1911-1980
Folk dancing, Israeli
Folk dancing
Jewish folk dancing
Genres
Interviews
Radio programs
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Broadcast by WNYC-FM 1966 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
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 16 min.) : acetate, half-track, ips not specified ; 7 in.
Sound quality is good.
Description
Interview with Fred Berk conducted by Marian Horosko, as host, at the 92nd Street Y, for broadcast on radio station WNYC-FM, New York on its series The world of dance, in 1966. Streaming file (approximately 16 minutes). [Music and introductory remarks by unidentified announcer.] Fred Berk speaks with Marian Horosko about teaching Jewish and Israeli folk dancing at the 92nd Street Y; the choreographic roots of these dances; his teaching methods and the types of classes offered; his background, as a concert dancer in Vienna, and how he came to create and teach Israeli folk dance; the many sources of the dances he teaches; [closing remarks and the sounds of the dancers and music from the class; the recording ends with Horosko's introduction of Alvin H. Reiss].
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 924244297
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20815434
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f532b3c0-b924-0133-61ef-60f81dd2b63c
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

  • 1911: Creator Born
  • 1966: Created
  • 1980: Creator Died
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Fred Berk" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1966. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f890c190-b924-0133-3b17-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Fred Berk" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f890c190-b924-0133-3b17-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1966). Interview with Fred Berk Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f890c190-b924-0133-3b17-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Fred Berk