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First production meeting for Lute song [and] discussion between Ruth St. Denis and Yeichi Nimura, and Lisan Kay about dance

Title
  1. First production meeting for Lute song [and] discussion between Ruth St. Denis and Yeichi Nimura, and Lisan Kay about dance [sound recording].
Published by
  1. 1959.
Author
  1. Nimura, Yeichi, 1897-1979.

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Vol/datedisc 1-4FormatAudioAccessSupervised useCall number*MGZTL 4-2658 disc 1-4Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional authors
  1. Paul, John.
  2. Kay, Lisan.
  3. Lee, Virginia, 1904?-1979.
  4. St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968.
  5. Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura. dnr
  6. Oral history archive.
Found in
  1. Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection
Description
  1. 4 sound discs (ca. 227 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Alternative title
  1. Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection. Audio materials.
Subject
  1. Nimura, Yeichi, 1897-1979
  2. St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968
Call number
  1. *MGZTL 4-2658
Note
  1. Disc 1 (begins ca. 1:15 min. of track 1) and disc 2: Yeichi Nimura, John Paul (production manager), Ms. Morning (first name unidentified), Virginia Lee, Lisan Kay, and an unidentified male meet and discuss casting, choreography, and costumes for the musical comedy Lute song. The handwritten notes in the original container indicate that the recording was made on February 21, 1959.
  2. Discs 3-4: From track 1 of disc 3 to track 3 of disc 4, Ruth St. Denis, Yeichi Nimura, and Lisan Kay discuss their ideas and inspirations with respect to dance, in an informal setting. Tracks 4-12 of disc 4 are a recording of a film presentation by Ruth St. Denis at the Ballet Arts studio. The handwritten notes in the original container read: "Ruth St. Denis, her film presentation at Ballet Arts Studio, 120 people attend. July 25, 1959."
  3. The sound quality is good in discs 1-2. The sound quality is fair in discs 3-4.
Funding (note)
  1. Preservation was funded by the Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura.
System details (note)
  1. Transferred from a 7 inch reel (ca. 227 min.; 3 3/4 in. per sec.; one channel; half track; originally recorded in 1959) to wav file and compact disc formats in 2011.
Source (note)
  1. Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura
Language (note)
  1. In English.
Linking entry (note)
  1. Forms part of: Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection. Audio materials.
Author
  1. Nimura, Yeichi, 1897-1979.
Title
  1. First production meeting for Lute song [and] discussion between Ruth St. Denis and Yeichi Nimura, and Lisan Kay about dance [sound recording].
Imprint
  1. 1959.
Funding
  1. Preservation was funded by the Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura.
System details
  1. Transferred from a 7 inch reel (ca. 227 min.; 3 3/4 in. per sec.; one channel; half track; originally recorded in 1959) to wav file and compact disc formats in 2011.
Language
  1. In English.
Linking entry
  1. Forms part of: Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection. Audio materials.
Local note
  1. Archive original: *MGZTO 7-2658
  2. The identification of the dates, events, and speakers is based on the handwritten notes in the original container. There is a handwritten note regarding the recording included in the container holding the archival original.
Source
  1. Gift; Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura, Sept. 2007. NN-PD
Added author
  1. Paul, John.
  2. Kay, Lisan.
  3. Lee, Virginia, 1904?-1979.
  4. St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968.
  5. Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura. Donor
  6. Oral history archive.
Added title
  1. Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection. Audio materials.
Found in:
  1. Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection
Research call number
  1. *MGZTL 4-2658
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