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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
The performing arts today
Names
Terry, Walter (Creator)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1974 (Questionable)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 5-483
Topics
Terry, Walter
International Ballet Competition
Ballet -- History -- United States
Genres
Lectures
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded at a New York City Board of Education In-service course 1974? New York (N.Y.)
Funding: The processing 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 1 hr., 12 min.) : polyester; half-track; 1.785 ips; 5 in.
Sound quality is fair to poor due to the low volume of the recording. However, for the most part, Walter Terry's voice is easily intelligible.
Description
Lecture by Walter Terry on the Varna International Ballet Competition and ballet in the United States. Recorded at a New York City Board of Education In-service course. Streaming audio file 1 (approximately 52 minutes). [Ambient noise.] Introduction of Walter Terry by an unidentified speaker; Walter Terry speaks about his early years as a dance critic; his experience attending the Varna International Ballet Competition [in 1974?] including his observations on some of the contestants and the standards by which they were judged; the Competition as an opportunity for cultural exchange and to see various styles of ballet; the early years of ballet in the United States; the growth of regional ballet [ends abruptly but continues directly on streaming audio file 2]. Streaming audio file 2 (approximately 20 minutes). Walter Terry speaks about the growth of regional ballet in the United States including the roles of Anatole Chujoy and Dorothy Alexander and regional ballet festivals; choreography based on local experiences [lecture ends at approximately 12:50 minutes and is followed by a question and answer session].
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 77971128
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118298
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ae5379b0-216f-0136-2012-2342314de951
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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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The performing arts today" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1974. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4013e20-3ba3-0134-4dde-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The performing arts today" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4013e20-3ba3-0134-4dde-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1974). The performing arts today Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4013e20-3ba3-0134-4dde-60f81dd2b63c

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The performing arts today