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Interview with Agnes De Mille

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Status	Vol/Date	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	cassette 2	Audio	Use in library	*MGZTC 3-1771 cassette 2	Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	cassette 1	Audio	Use in library	*MGZTC 3-1771 cassette 1	Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Description

2 sound cassettes (ca. 100 min.)

Summary

Cassette 1. Side A (ca. 30 min.). The music for De Mille's ballet Black ritual, titled Création du monde by Darius Milhaud, is played during the first 15 minutes of the recording. William Litter interviews De Mille. She speaks of her performing career and perception of herself as a choreographer and how she began [tape cuts off suddenly]. Side B (ca. 25 min.). The overture to the musicial comedy Oklahoma is played. De Mille discusses the devlopment of her work, from Rodeo to Oklahoma; her piece Fall river legend; the music for Fall river legend by Martin Gould is played.
Cassette 2. Side A (ca. 20 min.). Music from Rodeo is played. De Mille discusses her first experiences choreographing, leading up to her creation of Rodeo. Side B (ca. 25 min.). De Mille discusses her interest in story telling; her response to negative critical opinion; her stroke; Heritage Dance Theatre; her writing; social dancing; the future of ballet.

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Note

Broadcast May 1 and 8, 1977 by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on the CBC FM weekly radio program, The Dance, with Harry Mannis as host.

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 3-1771

OCLC

NYPY01-R31

Author

De Mille, Agnes, interviewee.

Title

Interview with Agnes De Mille [sound recording]

Imprint

1977.

Funding

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

Local Note

Arch. origs.: *MGZTO 7-1771 (4 reels).

Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-1771 (2 reels).

Local Subject

Musical comedies. Oklahoma.

Audiotapes -- De Mille, A.

Added Author

Mannis, Harry. Host

Litter, William. Interviewer

Research Call Number

*MGZTC 3-1771