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Interview with John Butler
- Title
- Interview with John Butler [sound recording].
- Author
- Butler, John, 1920-1993.
- Publication
- 1993.
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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 | *MGZTL 4-2527 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
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- Description
- 2 sound discs (ca. 86 min.) : digital, stereo; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Part one (ca. 47 min.). John Butler speaks with Don McDonagh about the first time he auditioned for Martha Graham, including the outfit he wore; his southern upbringing and moving to N.Y.; dancing for Graham on and off for ten years; his relationship with Graham; dancing with Graham in the studio; impressions of Erick Hawkins and the impact he had on the company, including an anecdote about custom-made boots; Graham's relationship with Hawkins; the European tour in which Graham injured her knee; his impressions of Graham's work, including rehearsals with Graham in the studio; interactions with Graham prior to a performance.
- Part two (ca. 39 min.). John Butler speaks with Don McDonagh about Martha Graham and ending her relationship with Erick Hawkins; his impression of Graham's inability to control her relationship with Hawkins, and the effect that had on the dance company; the last time he saw Graham alive; Graham's piano accompanist, Helen Lanfer, and his opinions of her; modeling for Richard Avedon [abrupt end].
- Subject
- Note
- Interview with John Butler conducted by Don McDonagh on July 13, 1993.
- Recording quality is poor with the presence of humming and hissing noise; each disc ends abruptly.
- Open as of August 22, 2012.
- Funding (note)
- Recording was preserved through a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
- Source (note)
- Don McDonagh;
- Call Number
- *MGZTL 4-2527
- OCLC
- 262556941
- Author
- Butler, John, 1920-1993. Interviewee
- Title
- Interview with John Butler [sound recording].
- Imprint
- 1993.
- Funding
- Recording was preserved through a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
- Local Note
- Archive orig. : *MGZTCO 3-2527, nos. 1-2Dubbing master : *MGZTD 4-2527, nos. 1-2
- Source
- Gift; Don McDonagh; 2007
- Added Author
- McDonagh, Don. InterviewerMcDonagh, Don. DonorDoris Duke Charitable Foundation.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZTL 4-2527 sound disc