Research Catalog

Title

Coral Martindale (Aubert) interview [videorecording] : Oral history interview, Oct. 23, 1996 / produced and interviewed by Barbara Hayley.

Publication

c1996.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Martindale, Coral.
• Hayley, Barbara.

Description

1 videodisc (NTSC) (87 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Coral Martindale (Aubert) discusses dancing at the Henry St. Settlement as a student; how she met Alwin Nikolais and became involved in the Henry Street Playhouse; what were Mr. Nikolais' ideas for class and the impact of dancing in his work; choreographing solos and duets; dancing in Disc section of Kaleidoscope; dancing with Bill Frank; how Nikolais handled gender; what took her to Chemical Bank and her rise up the ladder to become Vice President; teaching workshops and seminars in her Harlem bank to assist small business owners with obtaining loans; teaching creative dance to urban kids in Brooklyn; her personal life changing experience of dealing with a brain tumor; her role in the company as an African American dancer including racism during touring; where modern dance is going and its lack of connection with the community.

Subject

• Martindale, Coral
• Louis, Murray
• Nikolais, Alwin
• Henry Street Settlement (New York, N.Y.)
• Henry Street Playhouse Dance Company
• Nikolais Dance Theatre
• Dance > Technique
• Racism > United States

Genre/Form

• Video.
• Dance.
• Interviews.

Note

• Oral history of six Alwin Nikolais Dancers, Henry St. Playhouse Dance Company, 1948 to 1960s: Gladys Bailin, Phyllis Lamhut, Murray Louis, Coral Martindale, Beverly Schmidt (Blossom), Dorothy Vislocky.

Credits (note)

• Videography by Dennis Diamond and Michael P. Hesse (Video D Studios) ; video dubbing, titling and credits by Sheldon Jones and Derek Toten.
• Research assistance: Susan Kraft, Monica Moseley, Madeleine Nichols, Charles Perrier, Pat Rader of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, and Murray Louis and Frank Garcia, the Nikolais Louis Archives.

Event (note)

• Videotaped during interview at the Nikolais Louis dance studio, on Oct. 23, 1996.

Funding (note)

• This project was made possible, in part, with funding by the Newcomb College Foundation, Tulane University Senate Committee on Research, and Georges Lurcy Charitable and Educational Trust.

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Source (note)

• Barbara Hayley.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-5595

OCLC

639575386

Title

Coral Martindale (Aubert) interview [videorecording] : Oral history interview, Oct. 23, 1996 / produced and interviewed by Barbara Hayley.

Imprint

c1996.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

System Details

DVD.

Event

Videotaped during interview at the Nikolais Louis dance studio, on Oct. 23, 1996.

Credits

Videography by Dennis Diamond and Michael P. Hesse (Video D Studios) ; video dubbing, titling and credits by Sheldon Jones and Derek Toten.

Research assistance: Susan Kraft, Monica Moseley, Madeleine Nichols, Charles Perrier, Pat Rader of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, and Murray Louis and Frank Garcia, the Nikolais Louis Archives.

Performer

Interviewee, Coral Martindale (Aubert) ; interviewer, Barbara Hayley.

Funding

This project was made possible, in part, with funding by the Newcomb College Foundation, Tulane University Senate Committee on Research, and Georges Lurcy Charitable and Educational Trust.

Source

Gift; Barbara Hayley. NN-PD

Added Author

Martindale, Coral. Interviewee

Hayley, Barbara. Interviewer

Hayley, Barbara. Donor

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-5595