Research Catalog

Title

Interview with Robert Swinston [sound recording]

Author

Swinston, Robert.

Publication

1994.

Details

Additional Authors

Gillen, Fleming O.

Description

1 sound cassette (ca. 40 min.)

Summary

Dancer Robert Swinston discusses his background as a singer and athlete; studying with Anna Sokolow at the Juilliard School; Martha Graham; Kazuko Hirabayashi; joining the José Limón Dance Company; joining the Merce Cunningham Dance Company; becoming assistant to the choreographer for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company; setting Cunningham's choreography on other companies; CRWDSPCR; the particular challenges of Cunningham's choreography; teaching; notating Cunningham's classes; studying its success on the body; learning from his mistakes; daily hard work as the key to success; his desire to continue dancing as long as possible.

Subjects

• CRWDSPCR (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
• Modern dance > Technique > Cunningham
• Sokolow, Anna
• Graham, Martha
• Cunningham, Merce
• Juilliard School > Dance Division
• Hirabayashi, Kazuko
• José Limón Dance Company
• Merce Cunningham Dance Company

Note

• Interviewed by Fleming O. Gillen III in partial fulfillment of course requirements at the Juilliard School, New York.
• Poor sound quality.

Event (note)

• Recorded April 1, 1994.

Call Number

*MGZTC 3-1834

OCLC

NYPY95-R0

Author

Swinston, Robert. Interviewee

Title

Interview with Robert Swinston [sound recording]

Imprint

1994.

Event

Recorded April 1, 1994.

Added Author

Gillen, Fleming O. Interviewer

Research Call Number

*MGZTC 3-1834