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Interview with Murray Louis.
- Title
- Interview with Murray Louis. February 6, 1974.
- Author
- Louis, Murray
- Publication
- 1974
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Stern, Lee Edward
- Description
- 1 sound disc (approximately 25 minutes): digital; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Lee Edward Stern, host, on the radio program Speaking of dance, introduces his guest Murray Louis; Louis speaks about how he first became associated with Alwin Nikolais and his company [Playhouse Dance Company, later Nikolais Dance Theatre]; discusses Nikolais's multimedia productions and his use of dance including Louis's view that these works must be viewed as total theatrical experiences; why these works should be called dance; Louis's own dancing; Louis's company [Murray Louis Dance Company] including his frequent reliance on Nikolais's artistic and technical advice; the content of the classes offered by Nikolais and Louis, in particular their underlying principles; the types of programs presented at The Space; his company's upcoming program at the Lyceum Theater; his film-making .
- Uniform Title
- Speaking of dance (Radio program)
- Subjects
- Note
- Interview with Murray Louis conducted by Lee Edward Stern as host, in New York City on Wednesday, February 6, 1974, at The Space in New York City, for broadcast by radio station WNYC-FM, New York on February 10, 1974 on its series Speaking of dance.
- Sound quality is good. The recording is marred by extraneous noise, but the speakers' voices are easily audible.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- 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 4-2972, side B
- OCLC
- 867770858
- Author
- Louis, Murray, interviewee.
- Title
- Interview with Murray Louis. February 6, 1974.
- Production
- 1974
- Type of Content
- spoken word
- Type of Medium
- audio
- Type of Carrier
- audio disc
- Event
- Recorded at The Space, New York 1974, February 6 New York (N.Y.)
- 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: one sound cassette, side B only (approximately 25 minutes); 1 7/8 ips., originally recorded at The Space in New York City in 1974; transferred to wav file and compact disc formats in 2013. Side A contains an interview with Sallie Wilson and Daniel Levans, cataloged under the call number *MGZTL 4-2972, side A.
- Added Author
- Stern, Lee Edward, host.
- Added Title
- Speaking of dance (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
- *MGZTL 4-2972, side B