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Lecture at U.C.L.A

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Title
Lecture at U.C.L.A
Names
Scott, Marion (Speaker)
Siegel, Doris Einstein (Speaker)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1975-01-15
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTCO 3-394
Topics
Scott, Marion
Abyss (Choreographic work : Scott)
Mysterium (Choreographic work : Scott)
Genres
Lectures
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded at University of California, Los Angeles 1975, January 15 Los Angeles (Calif.)
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 Marion Scott
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 44 min.) : quarter track; 1.875 ips
Sound quality is good with respect to the speaker Marion Scott. The recording is marred by occasional extraneous noise and "tape hiss." In addition, Doris Siegel's remarks and some of the students' questions are difficult to understand.
Description
Lecture given by Marion Scott at Doris (Einstein) Siegel's class, Introduction to dance theatre, at University of California, Los Angeles, on January 15, 1975. Doris Siegel who is also present, speaks briefly in the last part of streaming audio file 2; there is also a question and answer period with the students. Streaming audio file 1 (approximately 31 minutes). Marion Scott speaks about her background including her studying with Martha Graham and her composition classes with Louis Horst; becoming a choreographer including her studies with Doris Humphrey, Franziska Boas, and Helen Tamiris; her dances for U.C.L.A. [University of California, Los Angeles]; her creative process including examples from a [then] work-in-progress titled Mysterium; Scott answers questions from the students; topics include Jungian themes in her work, hermaphroditism, the relationship she feels between creativity, beauty, and God; how she feels about dance critics including Clive Barnes, Walter Terry, and John Martin; her unsuccessful hip replacement [ends abruptly but continues on streaming audio file 2]. Streaming audio file 2 (approximately 13 minutes). Question and answer period with Marion Scott continues: topics include her aesthetic sense and the sculptural quality of her choreography; her work Abyss; Enrico Cecchetti's seven categories of movement [reflected in her work Sevenfold]; more on her work Abyss; the music she commissioned from Paul Chihara for Mysterium; Doris Siegel speaks briefly about lighting Scott's work.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 79783107
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118189
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b233a3e0-c274-0135-2376-41e932cd7a40
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.

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  • 1975: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Lecture at U.C.L.A" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1975. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/06e49780-c324-0133-3fed-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Lecture at U.C.L.A" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/06e49780-c324-0133-3fed-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1975). Lecture at U.C.L.A Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/06e49780-c324-0133-3fed-60f81dd2b63c

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Lecture at U.C.L.A