Research Catalog

Title

Interview with Birgit Cullberg, Gwendolyn Watson, and Doris Hering [sound recording]

Author

Cullberg, Birgit.

Publication

1974.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Sherman, Robert, 1932-.
• Hering, Doris.
• Watson, Gwendolyn.

Description

1 sound cassette (ca. 60 min.)

Summary

[Commercials] Hering discusses the membership, function, and goals of the National Association for Regional Ballet; regional dance companies; the Association's summer conference, choreography workshops, and curriculum. Cullberg considers the difficulties in teaching choreography; her training in ballet and modern dance and with Kurt Jooss; her approach to choreography; her choice of music for her work School for wives [music]. Watson analyzes the role of music in dance, the collaborative relationship between choreographer and composer; teaching music to dancers; her compositions Don't touch and Snow [music, weather, commercials, and news]. Hering discusses the rising popularity of dance and professionalism of regional companies throughout the United States. Cullberg describes her work Red wine in green glasses created specifically for the camera. Watson describes her work Escapades [commercials]. Hering, Cullberg, and Watson discuss the upcoming conference and the roles they will play. Throughout the interview selections from scores by Watson that were used in Cullberg' s choreography are played.

Donor/Sponsor

• New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
• Oral History Archive.

Uniform Title

Listening room (Radio program)

Subjects

• Videodance
• Choreographers
• Dance > Study and teaching
• Music and dance
• School for wives (Choreographic work : Cullberg)
• Dance in television, motion pictures, etc
• National Association for Regional Ballet
• Hering, Doris
• Cullberg, Birgit
• Ballet in television > Red wine in green glasses
• Watson, Gwendolyn
• Artistic collaboration

Note

• Host: Robert Sherman. Recorded July 8, 1974 by radio station WQXR, New York, on its series The listening room.

Funding (note)

• Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.

Call Number

*MGZTC 3-2179

OCLC

NYPY02-R32

Author

Cullberg, Birgit. Interviewee

Title

Interview with Birgit Cullberg, Gwendolyn Watson, and Doris Hering [sound recording]

Imprint

1974.

Funding

Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.

Local Note

Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2179.

Archive original: *MGZTO 7-2179 (reclassed from tape bearing uncataloged class mark: *MGZT 7-1226, on 09/10/02).

Additional dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-2179.

Preservation master: *MGZTP 4-2179 (2 copies)

Additional archive original: *MGZTO 10-2179

Local Subject

Ballet in television Red wine in green glasses.

Videodance.

Added Author

Sherman, Robert, 1932-. Interviewer

Hering, Doris. Interviewee

Watson, Gwendolyn. Interviewee

Added Title

Listening room (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*MGZTC 3-2179