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Interview with Carla Maxwell

Title
Interview with Carla Maxwell [sound recording].
Author
Maxwell, Carla.
Publication
1996.

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AudioUse in library *MGZTC 3-1991 (sound cassette)Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
Copy 2AudioSupervised use *MGZMT 3-1991 Copy 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
AudioUse in library *MGZMT 3-1991 (transcript)Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
Johnson, Robert.
Description
1 sound cassette (85 min.) +
Summary
Ms. Maxwell describes her connection with Doris Humphrey through José Limón; her first impressions of Humphrey's work and comparing it to Limón's; the relationship between Humphrey and Limón, both personally and historically; Humphrey's choreographies Day on earth and Ritmo jondo; Ernestine Stodelle; issues in the reconstruction and performance of Humphrey's and Limón's works; the Humphrey and Limón techniques; teaching specific works; teaching technique; balancing aesthetic and financial considerations as director of the Limón Dance Company; the influences of Ruth Currier, Lucy Venable, and Stodelle on her experience with Humphrey's choreography; and the financial restraints faced by dance companies.
Donor/Sponsor
National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
Alternative Title
  • Dance Oral History Project.
  • Dance Audio Archive.
Subject
  • Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958
  • Limón, José
  • Stodelle, Ernestine
  • Currier, Ruth, 1926-
  • Venable, Lucy
  • José Limón Dance Company
  • Day on earth (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
  • Ritmo jondo (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
  • Dance companies > Economic aspects > United States
Note
  • Interviewed by Robert Johnson, May 28, 1996.
  • For transcript, see: *MGZMT 3-1991.
Access (note)
  • Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Call Number
*MGZMT 3-1991
OCLC
NYPY97-R15
Author
Maxwell, Carla. Interviewee
Title
Interview with Carla Maxwell [sound recording].
Imprint
1996.
Local Note
Preservation master cassette: *MGZTCO 3-1991.
Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-1991.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-1991. 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
Choreography -- Reconstruction.
Audiotapes -- Maxwell, C.
Audiotapes -- Johnson, R.
Added Author
Johnson, Robert. Interviewer
Research Call Number
*MGZMT 3-1991 [Transcript]
*MGZTC 3-1991 [Cassette]
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