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Interview with Murray Louis

Title
  1. Interview with Murray Louis [sound recording]
Published by
  1. 1974.
Author
  1. Louis, Murray.

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FormatAudioAccessUse in libraryCall number*MGZTC 3-2183Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional authors
  1. Sherman, Robert, 1932-.
Description
  1. 1 sound cassette (ca. 55 min.)
Summary
  1. [Commercials, weather, news and announcements] Louis describes the relationship between his dance development and background as a dancer and choreographer to earlier American modern dancers and choreographers; describes his approach to dance via principles of movement; analyzes the evolution of a piece in terms of the connection between movement and music with particular reference to his latest piece: Geometrics [music is played]; provides his principles of movement and points out how these are associated with choreographic skill, artistic freedom, and individual style [music, news, commercials]; highlights benefits of dance training for both dancers and laymen; discusses choreographing to Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade [music, commercials, announcements]; describes his work Hoopla [music and announcements]; and future plans; [announcements, commercials].
Donor/Sponsor
  1. New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
  2. Oral History Archive.
Uniform title
  1. Listening room (Radio program)
Subject
  1. Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908
  2. Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  3. Louis, Murray
  4. Dance > History > 20th century > United States
  5. Choreograhers > United States
  6. Geometrics (Choreographic work : Louis)
  7. Hoopla (Choreographic work : Louis)
  8. Scheherazade, a dream (Choreographic work : Louis)
  9. Music and dance
  10. Movement, Aesthetics of
  11. Audiotapes > Louis, M
Call number
  1. *MGZTC 3-2183
Note
  1. Host: Robert Sherman. Recorded Dec. 12, 1974 by radio station WQXR, New York, on its series The listening room.
Funding (note)
  1. Preservation was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
Author
  1. Louis, Murray. Interviewee
Title
  1. Interview with Murray Louis [sound recording]
Imprint
  1. 1974.
Funding
  1. Preservation was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
Local note
  1. Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2183.
  2. Archive original: *MGZTO 10-2183
Local subject
  1. Audiotapes -- Louis, M.
Added author
  1. Sherman, Robert, 1932-. Interviewer
Added title
  1. Listening room (Radio program)
Research call number
  1. *MGZTC 3-2183
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