Research Catalog

Title

Interview with Eugene Loring. December 11, 1976, 1976.

Author

Loring, Eugene, 1911-1982

Publication

1976

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Details

Additional Authors

Cohen-Stratyner, Barbara Naomi

Description

4 sound discs (approximately two hours and 31 minutes): digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

• Disc 1 (approximately 47 minutes). Eugene Loring speaks with Barbara Naomi Cohen-Stratyner (briefly) about the motion picture The 5000 fingers of Dr. T.; the circumstances of how he came to study at the School of American Ballet and to dance with Ballet Caravan; the origins of Ballet Caravan; his work Harlequin for president; Lincoln Kirstein and his fostering of young American artists like Loring; Loring's keen observing of Balanchine in order to learn how to choreograph; Loring's work Yankee clipper, including Kirstein's role in its creation; Loring's thoughts on modern arts including the artists Keith Martin, Jerry French, and Paul Cadmus; his thoughts on Aaron Copland's music; very briefly, his thoughts on [Igor Stravinsky's] music for Apollo, Rite of spring, Jeu de cartes, and Baiser de la fée; his central choreographic principle; more on Kirstein as an educator; the underlying social commentary in all of Loring's works; his preference to have a motivation for movement; more on Yankee clipper; his work City portrait in particular the earlier and reworked versions; the influence of film on his work; the unionization of Ballet Caravan; dancing for [Michel] Fokine [ends abruptly but continues on disc 2].
• Disc 2 (approximately 47 minutes). Eugene Loring continues to speak with Barbara Naomi Cohen-Stratyner (briefly) about dancing for Fokine; Loring's avoidance of involvement with politics; political interpretations of his work Billy the Kid; Lincoln Kirstein as a person; touring with Ballet Caravan; Loring's interest in modern dance even while a student at The School of American Ballet; more on touring; the masks in Harlequin [for President]; his work Billy the Kid including his collaboration with Aaron Copland and the acting required of the dancers [ends abruptly but continues on disc 3].
• Disc 3 (approximately 47 minutes). Eugene Loring continues to speak with Barbara Naomi Cohen-Stratyner about his time with Ballet Caravan; briefly, more on Lincoln Kirstein; the varying styles of the works created for Ballet Caravan even in the case of works created by the same choreographer, for example [Michel] Fokine; the audience response in the various cities visited on tour, including to Billy the Kid and to City portrait; the motion picture Yolanda the thief; other motion pictures he has worked on, including The 5000 fingers of Dr. T. and Meet me in Las Vegas; dance in motion pictures; seeing vaudeville as a child; some of his film performances, for example as a jockey in National Velvet; his role as Owen Webster in [William] Saroyan's The beautiful people; founding his own school in order to create well-rounded dancers; more on Ballet Caravan [Cohen-Stratyner shows list of names to Loring, and they speak about those he or she knows; ends abruptly but continues on disc 4].
• Disc 4 (approximately 11 minutes). Eugene Loring continues to speak with Barbara Naomi Cohen-Stratyner about various people on the Cohen-Stratyner's list.

Subjects

• Ballet Caravan, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
• Yankee clipper (Choreographic work : Loring)
• Audiotapes > Loring, E
• Loring, Eugene, 1911-1982
• Harlequin for president (Choreographic work : Loring)
• Billy the Kid (Choreographic work : Loring)
• Motion pictures > Yolanda and the thief
• City portrait (Choreographic work : Loring)
• Dance in motion pictures, television, etc
• Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996

Note

• Interview with Eugene Loring conducted by Barbara Naomi Cohen-Stratyner, on December 11, 1976 at Loring's office at the University of California, Irvine, in Irvine, California.
• Title supplied by cataloger.
• Sound quality is fair. The recording is marred by extraneous noise including "tape hiss." However, for the most part, the speakers' voices are easily audible.

Funding (note)

• The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.

Call Number

*MGZTL 4-2978

OCLC

867559755

Author

Loring, Eugene, 1911-1982, interviewee.

Title

Interview with Eugene Loring. December 11, 1976, 1976.

Production

1976

Type of Content

spoken word

Type of Medium

audio

Type of Carrier

audio disc

Event

Recorded by Barbara Naomi Cohen-Stratyner 1976, December 11 Irvine (Calif.)

Funding

The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.

Original Version

Original format: two sound cassettes (approximately two hours and 31 minutes); 1 7/8 ips., originally recorded on December 11, 1976; transferred to wav file and compact disc formats in 2013.

Added Author

Cohen-Stratyner, Barbara Naomi, interviewer.

Cohen-Stratyner, Barbara Naomi, donor

Research Call Number

*MGZTL 4-2978