Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Mathis, Bonnie
2. Gruen, John

Description

1. 2 sound discs (approximately one hour and 35 minutes): digital; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of John Gruen, April 1974

Alternative title

1. Dance Audio Archive.

Subject

1. Wayne, Dennis > Interviews
2. Joffrey Ballet
3. Audiotapes > Wayne, D
4. Audiotapes > Mathias, B
5. Joffrey, Robert
6. Harkness Ballet
7. Harkness, Rebekah West, -1982
8. Mathis, Bonnie

Call number

1. *MGZTL 4-203

Note

1. Interview with Dennis Wayne conducted by John Gruen on November 9, 1972 in New York City. This interview was used as a basis for a chapter in John Gruen's book, The private world of ballet (New York, Viking Press). The voices of two women, one of whom is later identified as "Bonnie" [Bonnie Mathis] can be heard speaking nearby during a substantial part of the interview; at approximately 37 minutes into disc 2, Mathis is asked by Gruen to participate in the conversation between him and Wayne, which she does, briefly.
2. For transcript, see: *MGZMT 3-203.
3. Sound quality is good with respect to John Gruen's and Dennis Wayne's voices. However, Bonnie Mathis, who participates briefly in the conversation between Gruen and Wayne towards the end of the recording, speaks softly and is difficult to understand. In addition, there are frequent extraneous noises (including the sound of the nearby but mainly unintelligible conversation between Mathis and an unidentified female), especially on disc 2, and occasional short gaps.

Access (note)

1. Closed.

Funding (note)

1. 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.

Author

1. Wayne, Dennis, Interviewee.

Title

1. Interview with Dennis Wayne. November 9, 1972.

Production

1. 1972

Type of content

1. spoken word

Type of medium

1. audio

Type of carrier

1. audio disc

Access

1. Closed.

Event

1. Recorded by John Gruen 1972, November 9 New York (New York)

Funding

1. 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

1. Original format: one sound cassette (approximately one hour and 35 minutes); 1 7/8 ips. originally recorded on November 9, 1972; transferred to wav file and compact disc formats in 2013.

Local note

1. Former classmark: *MGZTC 3-203

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Special Collections (Dance Division) material

Added author

1. Mathis, Bonnie, interviewee.
2. Gruen, John, interviewer.
3. Gruen, John, donor

Research call number

1. *MGZTL 4-203