Closing the gap
- Title
- Closing the gap [sound recording] / discussion by Fred Strickler (as moderator), Leonard Reed, and Linda Sohl-Donnell.
- Published by
- 2000.
- Author
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Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance. | Vol/datedisc 3 | FormatAudio | AccessUse in library | Call number*MGZTL 4-2340 disc 3 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance. | Vol/datedisc 2 | FormatAudio | AccessUse in library | Call number*MGZTL 4-2340 disc 2 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance. | Vol/datedisc 1 | FormatAudio | AccessUse in library | Call number*MGZTL 4-2340 disc 1 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance. | Vol/date | FormatAudio | AccessSupervised use | Call number*MGZMT 3-2340 transcript | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance |
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- Additional authors
- Description
- 3 sound discs (ca. 131 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in. +
- Summary
- Disc 1 (ca. 47 min.). Following Fred Strickler's introductory remarks, Leonard Reed speaks about the recent celebration held by Kansas City in honor of his contributions to tap dance; Linda Sohl-Donnell, Reed, and Strickler speak about the Shim sham [choreographed by Reed in the 1930s]; Reed, Sohl-Donnell, and Strickler discuss choreographing, improvisation, experimentation, set routines, and signature works, mainly from the perspective of their preferences and audience expectations; discussion of contemporary tap dancing trends, including the enormous influence of Savion Glover; the development of tap dancing into a concert art form; Reed's dislike of evening-length tap dancing programs; further debate regarding set routines and improvisation; one of Glover's major innovations in tap dancing as the use of hip-hop music accompaniment; Reed reminsices about first seeing jazz tap dancing, by [Charles] Baby Laurence [ends abruptly].
- Disc 2 (ca. 47 min.). Reed reminisces about great tap dancers of the past; discussion of the process by which tap dancers learn and develop; Gregory Hines, including the role he played in renewing interest in tap dancing; the evolution of tap dancing in performance and its increasing inclusion in the dance curricula at academic institutions [short gap]; performance issues, including types of accompaniment and the use of stop time; Sohl-Donnell and Strickler speak about their academic activities and current projects, in particular, Sohl-Donnell's work-in-progress [titled Nusantara?] that combines various elements of Balinese dance and tap dance; Reed speaks about his current work on a Shim sham variation; Sohl-Donnell and Reed speak about Reed's participation in Sohl-Donnell's children's shows, in particular his jokes; Sohl-Donnell, Reed, and Strickler reminisce about a memorial for Foster [Johnson] at the Variety Arts Theater in Los Angeles [ends abruptly].
- Dsic 3 (ca. 27 min.). Reminiscing about the memorial continues; Reed describes a standard routine he performed with Willie Bryant; his filming of tap dancers; his relationship with the Apollo Theater and its effect on his friendship with Cholly Atkins; Reed's wife, Barbara [née Da Costa] Reed; Reed's work with singers, in particular with Marvin Gaye at Motown [Record Corporation]; discussion of the current state of the tap dance world, including the relative lack of venues suitable for tap dancing and electronically-amplified taps compared with acoustic taps; Reed's manner of keeping time and his dislike of challenge-style dancing.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the International Tap Association.
- National Endowment for the Arts, 2002-2003.
- Alternative title
- International Tap Association Closing the Gap project
- Dance Audio Archive.
- Subject
- Call number
- *MGZTL 4-2340
- Note
- Discussion among Fred Strickler as moderator, Leonard Reed, and Linda Sohl-Donnell, on May 18, 2000 in Long Beach, Calif. This discussion is part of the International Tap Association's Closing the Gap project.
- The transcript was not prepared by the Library and may contain misspellings.
- Access (note)
- Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
- Funding (note)
- Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2002-2003.
- Author
- Reed, Leonard. Interviewee
- Title
- Closing the gap [sound recording] / discussion by Fred Strickler (as moderator), Leonard Reed, and Linda Sohl-Donnell.
- Imprint
- 2000.
- Funding
- Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2002-2003.
- Local note
- Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-2340 nos. 1-2
- Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-2340
- Preservation master: *MGZTP 4-2340 nos. 1-3
- Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-2340 nos. 1-3
- Restricted access
- Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
- Connect to:
- Local subject
- Shim sham (Dance)
- Audiotapes -- Reed, L.
- Audiotapes -- Sohl-Donnell, L.
- Audiotapes -- Strickler, F.
- Added author
- Sohl-Donnell, Linda. Interviewee
- Strickler, Fred. Moderator
- International Tap Association.
- Added title
- International Tap Association Closing the Gap project
- Research call number
- *MGZTL 4-2340 [sound discs]
- *MGZMT 3-2340 [transcript]
- *MGZTL 4-2340