Research Catalog

Title

Interview with Alberto del Saz, December 1, 1996.

Author

Del Saz, Alberto

Publication

1995

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Gibilisco, Kimberly J.

Description

Two streaming files (approximately 33 minutes) : digital, stereo

Summary

• Streaming file 1 (approximately 30 minutes). Alberto del Saz, also known as Tito, speaks with Kimberly Gibilisco about his responsibilities as the Rehearsal Director and Coordinator and Co-reconstruction Coordinator for the Nikolais and Murray Louis Dance Company; the challenges of reconstruction including his experiences with Alwin Nikolais's works Tent and Imago; how original casts have responded upon seeing performances of reconstructed works; Del Saz's relationship with Nikolais especially during Nikolais's final illness; the documentation and preservation of Nikolais's life work including Nikolais's choreography and pedagogy; teaching Nikolais's technique [ends abruptly].
• Streaming file 2 (approximately 3 minutes). Alberto del Saz speaks with Kimberly Gibilisco about the putative successor to his responsibilities.

Subject

• Del Saz, Alberto > Interviews
• Nikolais, Alwin
• Louis, Murray
• Nikolais and Murray Louis Dance Company
• Imago (Choreographic work : Nikolais)
• Tent (Choreographic work : Nikolais)

Genre/Form

• Interviews.
• Sound recordings.

Note

• Interview with Alberto del Saz conducted by Kimberly Gibilisco on December 1,1996 at the Joyce Theater in New York, N.Y.
• Title supplied by cataloger.
• Sound quality is fair to poor. There is significant "tape hiss," but for the most part, the speakers' voices are easily intelligible.

Access (note)

• Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
• Interview is open for listening. Permission required from the Jerome Robbins Dance Division at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts for citation or quotation.

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.

Source (note)

• Gift

OCLC

913243552

Author

Del Saz, Alberto, interviewee.

Title

Interview with Alberto del Saz, December 1, 1996.

Production

1995

Type of Content

spoken word

Type of Medium

audio

Type of Carrier

online resource

Digital File Characteristics

audio file

Restricted Access

Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.

Access

Interview is open for listening. Permission required from the Jerome Robbins Dance Division at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts for citation or quotation.

Event

Recorded by Kimberly Gilisco December 1, 1996 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 microcassette (approximately 33 minutes); polyester; half-track; 0.9375 ips.

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Added Author

Gibilisco, Kimberly J., interviewer.