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Interview with Barton Mumaw

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Description

1 sound cassette (ca. 80 min.)

Summary

Side A [begins abruptly]. Mumaw speaks about Ted Shawn, including his works Persians and Three brothers [and O brother sun and sister moon?]; Shawn's awareness of space; Shawn and the Delsarte technique; reasons for the broad appeal of the Denishawn Dancers; difficulty of communicating the Delsarte principles; more on Shawn and Delsarte's teachings, including the concepts of tension and relaxation; role of physical education teachers in fostering modern dance; Shawn's adaptation of ballet combinations; further description of the influence of Delsarte's principles on Shawn and his career, including his relationship with Ruth St. Denis [recording ends abruptly].
Side B [begins abruptly]. Mumaw speaks about plans for the Jacob's Pillow School of the Dance; discussion of modern dance in the U.S. including the relationship of meaning and movement and the role of movement systems such as those of Delsarte and Doris Humphrey; use of poses by Sarah Bernhardt and Eleonora Duse; the charisma of Shawn and St. Denis; Burns [?] recalls Shawn's description of Three brothers [recording ends abruptly; approx. last fourth of side B blank].

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Note

Sound quality is poor at times, and the recording is occasionally marred by extraneous voices and noises.
The recording seems to be an informal interview with Mumaw conducted by Judy Burns at the New York City home of Richard Francis. At times, mainly on Side B, additional speakers, Richard Francis [?] and an unidentified female, participate.

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 3-2292

OCLC

NYPY03-R15

Author

Mumaw, Barton, 1912- Interviewee

Title

Interview with Barton Mumaw [sound recording]

Imprint

1991.

Funding

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

Local Note

Arch. orig.: *MGZTCO 3-2292.

Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2292 nos. 1-2.

Local Subject

Audiotapes -- Mumaw, B.

Added Author

Burns, Judy. Interviewer

Francis, Richard.

Research Call Number

*MGZTC 3-2292