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Interview with Arthur Bell
- Title
- Interview with Arthur Bell [sound recording]
- Author
- Bell, Arthur.
- Publication
- 1998.
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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 3-2140 [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 3-2140 (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 3-2140 (transcript) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Horwitz, Dawn Lille.
- Description
- 2 sound cassettes (approx. 75 min.) +
- Summary
- Cassette 1. Mr. Bell remembers growing up in Tampa, Florida; being inspired by the films, Cabin in the sky and Stormy weather; going to New York to study at Katherine Dunham's School; studying with Syvilla Fort; studying with Caird Leslie and Igor Youskevitch; wanting to be a classical ballet dancer; attending the School of American Ballet; working with Frederick Ashton on the ballet Illuminations for the New York City Ballet 1950 premiere; dancing in Europe as part of a performing trio; dancing for Pierre Lacotte in La nuit est un sorcière.
- Cassette 2. Mr. Bell recalls working with Roland Petit; Janine Charrat; returning to New York; gives his advice to young black ballet dancers.
- Alternative Title
- Dance Oral History Project.
- Dance Audio Archive.
- Subjects
- Note
- For transcript, see: *MGZMT 3-2140.
- Interviewed by Dawn Lille Horwitz on March 30, 1998 at Ocean View Nursing Home in New York City.
- Access (note)
- Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
- Call Number
- *MGZMT 3-2140 (transcript)
- OCLC
- NYPY98-R36
- Author
- Bell, Arthur. Interviewee
- Title
- Interview with Arthur Bell [sound recording]
- Imprint
- 1998.
- Local Note
- Preservation master cassette: *MGZTCO 3-2140.Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-2140.
- Restricted Access
- Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
- Local Subject
- Audiotapes -- Bell, A.Audiotapes -- Horwitz, D.
- Added Author
- Horwitz, Dawn Lille. Interviewer
- Research Call Number
- *MGZMT 3-2140 (transcript)*MGZTC 3-2140 (sound cassette)