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Additional authors

1. Terry, Walter.

Description

1. 1 sound cassette (20 min.) : analog, mono.

Summary

1. SUMMARY: Walter Terry introduces the choreographer, Brian Macdonald, director of the Royal Swedish Ballet, and chief choreographer for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Mr. MacDonald discusses the Royal Swedish Ballet; describes his ballets, Why the spider slept and Aimez-vous Bach?; the differences between the Royal Winnipeg and Royal Swedish Ballet productions of Aimez-vous Bach?; stylistic differences between American dancers and Swedish dancers; differences between ballet training in the United States and Europe; the Martha Graham technique; expanding the movement vocabulary of classically trained dancers for the performance of contemporary ballets; his administrative duties with the Royal Swedish Ballet; his work with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet; his choreography.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Walter Terry. Oral History Archive.
2. National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.

Uniform title

1. Invitation to dance (Radio program)

Subject

1. Graham, Martha
2. Royal Winnipeg Ballet
3. Kungliga Baletten (Stockholm, Sweden)
4. While the spider slept (Choreographic work : Macdonald)
5. Aimez-vous Bach? (Choreographic work : Macdonald)
6. Dancers > United States > 20th century

Call number

1. *MGZTC 3-97

Note

1. Host: Walter Terry. Broadcast September 25, 1966 by radio station WNYC, New York, on its series Invitation to dance.

Author

1. MacDonald, Brian. Interviewee

Title

1. Interview with Brian Macdonald [sound recording]

Imprint

1. 1966.

Local note

1. Archival original: *MGZTO 7-97; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 7 in. reel; acetate, full-track.
2. Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-97; 7 1/2 in. per sed.; 10 in. reel; polyester.
3. Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.

Local subject

1. Dancers -- Style.

Added author

1. Terry, Walter. Interviewer

Added title

1. Invitation to dance (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *MGZTC 3-97