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Interview with Erick Hawkins, 1979

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Interview with Erick Hawkins

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Title
Interview with Erick Hawkins, 1979
Names
Hawkins, Erick (Interviewee)
Rogosin, Elinor (Recording engineer)
Rogosin, Elinor (Donor)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1979
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTC 3-688 reel 6, side A (former)
Topics
Hawkins, Erick
Plains daybreak (Choreographic work : Hawkins)
Black lake (Choreographic work : Hawkins)
Parson Weems and the cherry tree (Choreographic work : Hawkins)
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded by Elinor Rogosin 1979 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.
Acquisition: Gift of Elinor Rogosin
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 43 min.) : polyester; quarter-track
Sound quality is fair. The recording is marred by extraneous noise including "tape hiss" as well as occasional interruptions and short gaps, but overall the speakers' voices are easily intelligible.
Description
Interview with Erick Hawkins conducted by Elinor Rogosin in May or June,1979, as research for Rogosin's book, The dance makers (1980) . Streaming file (approximately 43 minutes). [Begins abruptly.] Erick Hawkins speaks to Elinor Rogosin about his recent works including Plains daybreak; his focus on aesthetics and audience response; his work Black lake and the use of metaphor; more on the value of the aesthetic dimension; his work Parson Weems and the cherry tree including his thoughts on humor in dance; the influence of Native American dancers on his work; getting his work seen by the public; more on Parson Weems and the cherry tree; more on Plains daybreak.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 78658812
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118504
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ff39b680-b2b3-0133-c7ed-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Erick Hawkins" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/033fd7d0-b2b4-0133-89bd-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Erick Hawkins" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/033fd7d0-b2b4-0133-89bd-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1979). Interview with Erick Hawkins Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/033fd7d0-b2b4-0133-89bd-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Erick Hawkins