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Interview with Betty Jones
- Title
- Interview with Betty Jones [sound recording]
- Author
- Jones, Betty, 1926-2020.
- Publication
- 1996.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | reel 2 | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTC 3-1994 [sound cassette] reel 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | reel 1 | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTC 3-1994 (sound cassette) reel 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Audio | Supervised use | *MGZMT 3-1994 (transcript) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Owen, Norton.
- Description
- 2 sound cassettes (110 min.) +
- Summary
- Cassette 1. Ms. Jones discusses her first experiences with the José Limón Dance Company and working with Doris Humphrey as artistic director; Humphrey's work Corybantic; the relationship between Humphrey and José Limón; other memories and observations of Humphrey and Limón as people, teachers, and artists; the Humphrey and Limón techniques; her ideas regarding spirituality in dance; her perception of Limón's attitude toward religion; Limón's work Missa brevis; and the creation of Limón's A choreographic offering.
- Cassette 2. Ms. Jones continues discussing A choreographic offering and then talks of the challenges of performing Humphrey's work; the ways dancers are changing; and the limitations of current training.
- Donor/Sponsor
- National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
- Alternative Title
- Dance Oral History Project.
- Dance Audio Archive.
- Subjects
- Jones, Betty, 1926-2020
- Limón, José
- Audiotapes > Owen, N
- Corybantic (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
- Modern dance > Technique > Limón
- Audiotapes > Jones, B
- Modern dance > Technique > Humphrey
- Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958
- José Limón Dance Company
- Missa brevis (Choreographic work : Limón)
- Choreographic offering (Choreographic work : Limón)
- Note
- For transcript, see: *MGZMT 3-1994.
- Interviewed by Norton Owen in Ms. Jones' New York City apartment, May 20, 1996.
- Access (note)
- Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
- Call Number
- *MGZMT 3-1994
- OCLC
- NYPY97-R13
- Author
- Jones, Betty, 1926-2020. Interviewee
- Title
- Interview with Betty Jones [sound recording]
- Imprint
- 1996.
- Local Note
- Preservation master cassettes: *MGZTCO 3-1994.Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-1994.Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-1994. 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester; half-track.Interview funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance (NIPAD)
- Restricted Access
- Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
- Local Subject
- Modern dance -- Technique -- Limón.Modern dance -- Technique -- Humphrey.Audiotapes -- Jones, B.Audiotapes -- Owen, N.
- Added Author
- Owen, Norton. Interviewer
- Research Call Number
- *MGZMT 3-1994 [Transcript]*MGZTC 3-1994 [Cassette]