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Interview with David Vaughan on [BBC Radio?], 1987-07-22

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Interview with David Vaughan on [BBC Radio?], 1987-07-22

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Title
Interview with David Vaughan on [BBC Radio?], 1987-07-22
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Vaughan, David, 1924- (Interviewee)
BBC Radio (Broadcaster)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1987-07-22
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1439
Topics
Behrman, David -- Interspecies smalltalk
Cage, John
Cunningham, Merce
Vaughan, David, 1924-
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Roaratorio (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Pictures (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Content: Contains a radio interview of David Vaughan on an unidentified program likely broadcast on BBC Radio; correlating to the Merce Cunningham Dance Company performances at Sadler's Wells Theatre.
Content: Title, date and location provided by cataloger based on typed notes on original container and cassette, and audition.
Content: Typed notes on original container and cassette: "David Vaughan 22.7.87".
Venue: Broadcast in, London, England, 1987 July 22.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (10 minutes) : analog
Sound quality is fair; the speakers are clear but the recording was taken at a high volume which distorts the voices.
Description
Begins abruptly; unidentified program host interviews David Vaughan; topics include: Vaughan's dance background in general and with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, his appointment and role as Company archivist, Merce Cunningham's interest in choreographing for the camera, the repertoire performed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, [recording gap, 4:42-4:50], the music for Pictures (1984), Interspecies smalltalk, by David Behrman, Cunningham as an older dancer and performer, other dance companies that are performing Cunningham's works, Cunningham's long time collaborator and company musical advisor, John Cage, a performance of Roaratorio (1983) at the BBC Proms, more on Cunningham and his Company; works mentioned: Points in space (1986), Pictures (1984), Duets (1980), Jour ou deux (1973), Arcade (1985), Fielding sixes (1980), Septet (1953), and Roaratorio (1983); ends abruptly.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 913900158
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20732329
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 979353a0-b8f5-0133-ef26-60f81dd2b63c
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MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with David Vaughan on [BBC Radio?], 1987-07-22" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1987. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9bcf4e50-b8f5-0133-b1ce-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with David Vaughan on [BBC Radio?], 1987-07-22" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9bcf4e50-b8f5-0133-b1ce-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1987). Interview with David Vaughan on [BBC Radio?], 1987-07-22 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9bcf4e50-b8f5-0133-b1ce-60f81dd2b63c

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Interview with David Vaughan on [BBC Radio?], 1987-07-22