Speech before the Association of American Dance Companies Martha Graham.
- Title
- Speech before the Association of American Dance Companies [sound recording] : Martha Graham.
- Published by
- 1966.
- Author
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| Status | Format | Access | Call number | Item location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance. | FormatAudio | AccessUse in library | Call number*MGZTL 4-2633 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance |
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- Description
- 1 sound disc (ca. 14 min.): digital; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- [Begins abruptly.] Martha Graham speaks about her company's early economic hardships including anecdotes about engagements that were of a relatively commercial nature; the beauty of the dancer's body; the difficulties of obtaining financial support including the opposition of certain legislators to government support of the arts [ends abruptly].
- Subject
- Call number
- *MGZTL 4-2633
- Note
- Sound quality overall is good but the speaker's voice is slightly distorted at times due to deterioration of the original recording, and there are both occasional short gaps and extraneous noises.
- Recording of part of a speech given by Martha Graham at the first meeting of the American Association of Dance Companies at the Warwick Hotel in New York City, in 1966.
- Funding (note)
- Preservation was funded in part by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
- Author
- Graham, Martha. Speaker
- Title
- Speech before the Association of American Dance Companies [sound recording] : Martha Graham.
- Imprint
- 1966.
- Funding
- Preservation was funded in part by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
- Local note
- Archive original: *MGZTO 5-29
- Former classmark: *MGZTC 3-2900
- Former classmark: *MGZT 5-29
- Added author
- Association of American Dance Companies.
- Research call number
- *MGZTL 4-2633