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Interview with Ruth Andrien and Christopher Gillis

Title: Interview with Ruth Andrien and Christopher Gillis [sound recording].
Author: Andrien, Ruth.
Publication: 1980.

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1 sound cassette (approx. 30 min.)

Summary

Christopher Gillis discusses joining the Paul Taylor Dance Company, and his own training and family background. Ruth Andrien remembers her first experiences with the company rehearsing Esplanade. Stern recalls Paul Taylor's distinctive dancing. The three discuss the preservation and continuity of Taylor's style among dancers in the company, and the way Taylor's views are reflected in his choreography. They then talk about Taylor's dog, Didi, the training for Taylor's choreography, especially for male dancers, the individuality and selflessness of dancers in the company, and their relationships with Taylor. The interview concludes with a discussion of the increasing popularity of the company, and their experiences performing for different audiences.

Donor/Sponsor

Oral History Archive.
National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.

Uniform Title

Speaking of dance (Radio program)

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Note

Recorded April 24, 1980; broadcast August 15, 1980.
Host: Lee Edward Stern for the WNYC, New York radio program series, Speaking of dance.

Call Number

*MGZTC 3-1292

OCLC

NYPY99-R34

Author

Andrien, Ruth. Interviewee

Title

Interview with Ruth Andrien and Christopher Gillis [sound recording].

Imprint

1980.

Local Note

Preservation master tape: *MGZT0 7-1292.

Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-1292.

Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance (NIPAD).

Local Subject

Audiotapes -- Andrien, R.

Audiotapes -- Gillis, C.

Added Author

Gillis, Christopher. Interviewee

Stern, Lee Edward. Interviewer

Added Title

Speaking of dance (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*MGZTC 3-1292

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