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Interview with Carmen de Lavallade

Title
Interview with Carmen de Lavallade / conducted by Deborah Jowatt ; June 27, 2016 ; Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y. ; [presented by] The League of Professional Theatre Women ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc. ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.
Publication
  • New York: Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, [2016]
  • ©2016

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • De Lavallade, Carmen, 1931-
  • Jowatt, Deborah
  • Hunt, Pamela
  • Owen, Carmel
  • Hoffman, Patrick
  • Corwin, Betty L.
  • Hoffman, Patrick.
  • League of Professional Theatre Women.
  • Character Generators/Video.
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Description
1 streaming video file (76 min.) : sound, color
Summary
Dancer, choreographer and actress Carmen de Lavallade discusses her life and career with Deborah Jowitt. She begins with her early years as a performer, and talks about her cousin Janet Collins, the first African American ballerina with the Metropolitan Opera, and the influence Collins had upon her. She discusses her work with such mentors as Lester Horton and Bella Lewitzky, her marriage to Geoffrey Holder and her creative collaborations with him, her acting career, her work at Yale Repertory Theatre, and related topics. She also fields questions from audience members.
Alternative Title
Carmen de Lavallade in conversation with Deborah Jowatt
Subject
  • De Lavallade, Carmen, 1931- > Interviews
  • De Lavallade, Carmen, 1931- > Friends and associates
  • Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014
  • Collins, Janet, 1917-2003 > Friends and associates
  • Collins, Janet, 1917-2003 > Influence
  • Horton, Lester, 1906-1953 > Friends and associates
  • Lewitzky, Bella > Friends and associates
  • Lester Horton Dancers
  • Yale Repertory Theatre
  • African American actresses > Interviews
  • African American dancers > Interviews
  • Dancers > Interviews
  • Actresses > Interviews
  • African American theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Theater > New York (State) > New York
Genre/Form
Interviews.
Note
  • This interview can be accessed via physical media (DVD) in the screening room of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive: call number NCOW 414.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • Introductory remarks: Pamela Hunt, Carmel Owen, Patrick Hoffman, and Betty Corwin.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., June 27, 2016.
Source (note)
  • O#PAMI
Call Number
NCOW 414
OCLC
1315021901
Title
Interview with Carmen de Lavallade / conducted by Deborah Jowatt ; June 27, 2016 ; Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y. ; [presented by] The League of Professional Theatre Women ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc. ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.
Production
New York: Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, [2016]
Copyright Date
©2016
Type of Content
spoken word
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
video file
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Cast
Introductory remarks: Pamela Hunt, Carmel Owen, Patrick Hoffman, and Betty Corwin.
Event
Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., June 27, 2016.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
De Lavallade, Carmen, 1931- interviewee.
Jowatt, Deborah, interviewer.
Hunt, Pamela, speaker.
Owen, Carmel, speaker.
Hoffman, Patrick, speaker.
Corwin, Betty L., speaker.
Hoffman, Patrick.
League of Professional Theatre Women.
Character Generators/Video.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Other Form:
digital transfer of (videodisc): 1 videodisc ; 4 3/4 in. (OCoLC) 967350070 Interview with Carmen de Lavallade. New York:2016
Research Call Number
NCOW 414
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