One streaming audio file (approximately 39 minutes): digital
Summary
Streaming audio file (approximately 39 minutes). Lucy Kroll speaks with Agnes de Mille about Martha Graham, Kroll's former husband Nathan Kroll, and the making of the [1957] film entitled A dancer's world; Lee [LeRoy] Leatherman and his book on Graham entitled Martha Graham: Portrait of an artist (1967); Ron Protas; Kroll's recordings of conversations with Graham, now held by the Library of Congress; Graham's stenographic notebooks and their transformation into a book [The notebooks of Martha Graham, 1973]; more on Ron Protas and his increasing influence on Graham; Graham's work Judith and its poor reception in the United Kingdom; Robin [Jared Stanley Howard] and his first meeting with Graham; Bethsabée de Rothschild; Graham's reluctance to retire from dancing including her need for the audience; Graham's use of the spoken or singing voice in her works; more on Protas and his influence on Graham.
Interview with Lucy Kroll conducted by Agnes de Mille on May 10, 1985, as part of her research for her biography of Martha Graham entitled Martha: The Life and Work of Martha Graham- A Biography (1991).
Title supplied by cataloger.
Sound quality is good. The recording is marred by occasional short gaps and extraneous noise including slight "tape hiss," but the speakers' voices are clear and easily intelligible.
Access (note)
Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
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)
Agnes de Mille
Author
Kroll, Lucy, interviewee.
Title
Interview with Lucy Kroll, 1985
Production
1985
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.
Event
Recorded by Agnes de Mille 1985
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 sound cassette (approximately 39 minutes); quarter-track; 1.78 ips; transferred to wav file and streaming file (myd_mgztco31625_v01f01_sc) formats in 2015.