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Interviews with Gage Bush, Richard Englund, and Al Carmines

Title: Interviews with Gage Bush, Richard Englund, and Al Carmines [sound recording]
Author: Bush, Gage.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Audio	Use in library	*MGZTC 3-1924	Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Description

1 sound cassette (61 min.)

Summary

[Begins with six min. of musical selections from Gottschalk's Cakewalk.] Ms. Bush and Mr. Englund discuss the Birmingham Ballet; the training of dancers who join larger companies; providing performing experience for the young dancer; various regional ballet festivals; the company's apprentice program; performing a full-length production of Swan lake; the company's repertory and choreographers; creating an audience for ballet; their leaving positions at American Ballet Theatre and building the company in Birmingham; keeping the company financially solvent; the ballet guild's fundraising efforts; administrative duties; and practical aspects of running the company. [29 min.]
Mr. Carmines discusses the church and the arts; the distinction between moralism and morality; art as a reflection of life; the church's obligation to present alternative views of art and religion; establishing a dialogue between the artist and the church; difficulties in maintaining artistic integrity in large urban areas as opposed to regional areas; and jazz as a form of worship. [9 min.] [Remainder of tape consists of Marian Horosko making 5 min. of announcements of current dance activities, followed by 12 min. of music from Tchaikowsky's Sleeping beauty.]

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Marian Horosko. Oral History Archive.

Uniform Title

World of dance (Radio program)

Subjects

Note

Ms. Bush and Mr. Englund interviewed Oct. 18, 1965 by Marian Horosko, Mr. Carmines by Alvin H. Reiss, for radio station WNYC, New York City, as part of its series World of Dance.

Call Number

*MGZTC 3-1924

OCLC

NYPY96-R75

Author

Bush, Gage. Interviewee

Title

Interviews with Gage Bush, Richard Englund, and Al Carmines [sound recording]

Local Note

Archival original: *MGZTO 10-1924. 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel.

Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-1924. 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester; half-track.

Local Subject

Regional dance companies.

Audiotapes -- Bush, G.

Audiotapes -- Englund, R.

Audiotapes -- Carmines, A.

Audiotapes -- Horosko, M.

Audiotapes -- Reiss, A.

Added Author

Englund, Richard, 1931-1991. Interviewee

Carmines, Al. Interviewee

Horosko, Marian. Interviewer

Reiss, Alvin H. Interviewer

DHCA.

Added Title

World of dance (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*MGZTC 3-1924