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Interview with Peter Sparling
- Title
- Interview with Peter Sparling [sound recording]
- Author
- Sparling, Peter.
- Publication
- 1985.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | disc 2 | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTL 4-1589 disc 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | disc 1 | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTL 4-1589 disc 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Sears, David, 1948-1992.
- Description
- 2 sound discs (ca. 96 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Disc 1 (ca. 48 min.). [Begins abruptly.] Peter Sparling speaks about his current activities, including dancing José Limón's piece Chaconne; Sparling's early work Divining rod; Martha Graham's choreographic shift toward a male protagonist; her work Lucifer, created for Rudolf Nureyev; her work Holy jungle, including the role she created on Sparling; the relationship of Graham's use of the concept of the labyrinth in her work and her personal struggle to deal with the past; her dance Dark meadow, especially the significance of the male figure; images from Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The scarlet letter, in Graham's work; Graham's use of fabric, including an anecdote regarding the dancer Peggy Lyman [ends abruptly].
- Disc 2 (ca. 48 min.). Sparling continues to talk about Graham's use of fabric; Graham's creative process, particularly with respect to her repeated use of the image of the labyrinth in works such as Judith and Errand into the maze; the image of the predatory male; the symbolism of the jewelry in Judith; more on his role in Holy jungle; concepts inherent in Graham technique of contraction and release, including differences in its use by men and women; Graham's work The scarlet letter. David Sears speaks about the silent film version of The scarlet letter starring Lillian Gish. Sparling speaks about Graham's work The rite of spring [interruption]; her works Cortege of eagles, Circe, and Song.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of David Sears.
- National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
- Oral History Archive.
- Subjects
- Divining rod (Choreographic work : Sparling)
- Lucifer (Choreographic work : Graham)
- Song (Choreographic work : Graham)
- Holy jungle (Choreographic work : Graham)
- Sparling, Peter
- Scarlet letter (Choreographic work : Graham)
- Audiotapes > Sparling, P
- Graham, Martha
- Cortege of eagles (Choreographic work : Graham)
- Note
- Interview with Peter Sparling conducted by David Sears on June 15, 1985.
- The recording is marred by extraneous noises.
- Funding (note)
- Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
- Call Number
- *MGZTL 4-1589
- OCLC
- NYPY04-R54
- Author
- Sparling, Peter. Interviewee
- Title
- Interview with Peter Sparling [sound recording]
- Imprint
- 1985.
- Funding
- Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
- Local Note
- Archival original: *MGZTCO 3-1589Preservation master: *MGZTP 4-1589 nos. 1-2Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-1589 nos. 1-2
- Local Subject
- Audiotapes -- Sparling, P.
- Added Author
- Sears, David, 1948-1992. Interviewer
- Research Call Number
- *MGZTL 4-1589