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Additional authors

1. De Mille, Agnes
2. DHCA.

Description

1. 2 sound cassettes (110 min.)

Summary

1. Cassette 1 (60 min.). Side 1. Agnes de Mille, dictating notes for her book on Martha Graham, discusses Nathan Kroll's film about Graham, A dancer's world; Graham's inability to stop dancing; films of Graham's work; Rudolf Nureyev and Liza Minnelli as box office draw; Graham's refusal to give her repertory to other companies -- Side 2. Graham's Phaedra; Graham's scandalous reputation; Graham's drinking and lack of interest in her company; Ron Protas' role in her recovery; Protas taking over the company; the dismissal of Mary Hinkson, Gert Macy and Lee Leatherman; Graham's sister Jeordie [Georgia] and her alcoholism and cancer; Graham's ability to continue creating new work.
2. Cassette 2 (50 min.). Side 1. Mr. Kroll discusses Graham's current company; Pearl Lang; the making of A dancer's world; filming Graham's Appalachian spring; Graham's failure to do filmed interview and how it was resolved; Graham's inability to stop dancing; Louis Horst's help with Appalachian spring; the filmed interview with Graham; making more recent films; trying to raise funds for filming -- Side 2 (mostly blank). Mr. Kroll discusses releasing his films on video; Ron Protas trying to prevent the release of films; Protas preventing Aaron Copland from seeing Graham.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Oral History Archive. Gift of Agnes de Mille.

Subject

1. Graham, Martha
2. Leatherman, LeRoy
3. Macy, Gertrude, 1904-1983
4. Graham, Martha > Appalachian spring
5. Graham, Georgia
6. Phaedra (Choreographic work : Graham)
7. Hinkson, Mary
8. Lang, Pearl, 1921-2009
9. Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
10. Martha Graham Dance Company
11. Horst, Louis
12. Dancer's world (Motion picture)
13. Minnelli, Liza
14. Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990
15. Protas, Ron
16. Audiotapes > Kroll, N
17. Audiotapes > De Mille, A

Call number

1. *MGZTC 3-1626

Note

1. Interview conducted by Agnes de Mille as part of her research for the biography of Martha Graham entitled Martha.

Event (note)

1. Recorded May 23, 1985.

Author

1. Kroll, Nathan. Interviewee

Title

1. Interview with Nathan Kroll [sound recording]

Imprint

1. 1985.

Event

1. Recorded May 23, 1985.

Local note

1. Preservation master tape: *MGZTCO 3-1626.

Local subject

1. Audiotapes -- De Mille, A.
2. Audiotapes -- Kroll, N.

Added author

1. De Mille, Agnes. Interviewer
2. De Mille, Agnes. Martha.
3. DHCA.

Research call number

1. *MGZTC 3-1626