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Dance of the ages: commentary

Title
Dance of the ages: commentary [sound recording].
Author
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972.
Publication
1953.

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  • Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972.
  • National Endowment for the Arts, 2007-2008.
  • New York State Council on the Arts, 2007-2008.
  • Ted Shawn collection. Oral history archive.
Description
1 sound disc (ca. 70 min.): digital; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Ted Shawn speaks briefly about his first evening-length dance, O' libertad; describes his second evening-length dance, Dance of the ages including its division into four movements each corresponding to an element: fire, water, earth, and air, and his collaboration with the score's composer Jess Meeker. Shawn continues to speak as the film is shown, his commentary describing and explaining the choreography shown on-screen. There are occasional short silences, particularly in tracks 13 and 14.
Subject
  • Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
  • Meeker, Jess
  • Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
  • Dance of the ages (Choreographic work : Shawn)
  • Dance in motion pictures, television, etc
  • Motion pictures. Dance of the ages
  • Audiotapes > Shawn, T
Note
  • Commentary by Ted Shawn for the film of his Dance of the ages, recorded in 1953 at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, in Lee, Mass.
  • Sound quality is good.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2007-2008 and the National Endowment for the Arts, 2007-2008.
System Details (note)
  • Transferred from 1 sound tape reel, acetate, full-track (ca. 70 min.; 3 3/4 in. per sec. ; 7 in..; originally recorded in 1953) to wav file and compact disc formats in 2008.
Call Number
*MGZTL 4-44
OCLC
81358053
Author
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972. Speaker
Title
Dance of the ages: commentary [sound recording].
Imprint
1953.
System Details
Transferred from 1 sound tape reel, acetate, full-track (ca. 70 min.; 3 3/4 in. per sec. ; 7 in..; originally recorded in 1953) to wav file and compact disc formats in 2008.
Funding
Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2007-2008 and the National Endowment for the Arts, 2007-2008.
Local Note
For copy of the film Dance of the ages, part 1: Fire, see entry under: *MGZHB 4-325; for part 2: Water, see entry under *MGZHB 4-326; for part 3: Earth, see entry under *MGZHB 4-327, and for part 4: Air, see entry under *MGZHB 4-328
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-44
Archive original: *MGZTO 7-44
Former call number: *MGZT 7-44
Added Author
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972. Speaker
National Endowment for the Arts, 2007-2008.
New York State Council on the Arts, 2007-2008.
Ted Shawn collection. Oral history archive.
Research Call Number
*MGZTL 4-44
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