1 streaming audio file (approximately 25 minutes): digital
Summary
Streaming audio file (approximately 25 minutes). Alvin Ailey speaks with Walter Terry about Hugh Masekela and Masekela's music; his new work Masekela language, in particular the meaning of the word "language;" the themes of the dance including its intended evocations of Katherine Dunham and Chicago; more on Masekela's music; the folk dancing he saw performed in cabarets in Uganda; his 1967 African tour and its influence on his choreography; Ruth Beckford; black dance in America including how he characterizes his own work; more on Masekela language; Judith Jamison; an anecdote about performing for Jomo Kenyatta in Kenya.
Interview with Alvin Ailey conducted by Walter Terry, possibly in 1969. The location is not identified.
The sound quality ranges is fair overall. Alvin Ailey's voice is clear but that of Walter Terry's is low in volume and at times difficult to understand.
The processing 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.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Access (note)
Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
Author
Ailey, Alvin, interviewee.
Title
Interview with Alvin Ailey, 1969?
Imprint
[1969?]
Type of content
spoken word
Type of medium
audio
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded by Walter Terry 1969?
Restricted access
Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
Original version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately 25 minutes); acetate, half-track, 3.75 ips; 7 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto759_v01f01_sc.
Local note
Former call number: *MGZTC 3-59
Former call number: *MGZT 7-59
Local note
Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance (NIPAD)
Archival original: *MGZTO 7-59. 3 3/4 in. per sec.; 7 in. reel; acetate, half track. Restored and rehoused in 2015 following water damage.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-59. 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in reel; polyester, half track.