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Interview with Louis Johnson
- Title
- Interview with Louis Johnson [sound recording]
- Author
- Johnson, Louis, 1930-
- Publication
- 1981.
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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 3-1381 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Stern, Lee Edward
- Description
- 1 sound cassette (ca. 30 min.)
- Summary
- Louis Johnson discusses his work as a choreographer; his experience working with director John Dexter on the Metropolitan Opera's production of Aida; factors surrounding the success of individuals on Broadway; his choreography for the film, The Wiz; filming challenges and working with non-dancers; dance as a collaborative effort between dancer and choreographer; working in New York versus California; dancer Melissa Hayden; the recent fusion of dance styles; and his hopes for the future.
- Donor/Sponsor
- National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
- Oral History Archive.
- Uniform Title
- Speaking of dance (Radio program)
- Subjects
- Note
- Recorded December 4, 1981.
- Host: Lee Edward Stern for the WNYC, New York radio program series, Speaking of dance.
- Call Number
- *MGZTC 3-1381
- OCLC
- NYPY00-R71
- Author
- Johnson, Louis, 1930- interviewee.
- Title
- Interview with Louis Johnson [sound recording]
- Imprint
- 1981.
- Local Note
- Preservation master tape: *MGZTO 7-1381.Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-1381.Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance (NIPAD).
- Local Subject
- Motion pictures. The wiz.Audiotapes -- Johnson, L.
- Added Author
- Stern, Lee Edward, interviewer.
- Added Title
- Speaking of dance (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
- *MGZTC 3-1381