Research Catalog
Interview with Joe Nash
- Title
- Interview with Joe Nash [sound recording].
- Author
- Nash, Joe, 1919-2005
- Publication
- 1999.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | reel 1 | Spoken word recording | Use in library | *MGZTC 3-2294 (sound cassette) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | reel 2 | Spoken word recording | Use in library | *MGZTC 3-2294 [sound cassette] | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Spoken word recording | Supervised use | *MGZMT 3-2294 (transcript) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Perron, Wendy
- Description
- 2 sound cassettes (ca. 150 min.) +
- Alternative Title
- Dance Oral History Project.
- Dance Audio Archive.
- Subject
- Note
- For transcript, see *MGZMT 3-2294.
- Interviewed by Wendy Perron on Nov. 9 & 11, 1999, at The Interchurch Center in New York City.
- Access (note)
- Photography of the transcript permitted for research purposes only.
- Local note
- Preservation master tape: *MGZTC0 3-2294.
- Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2294.
- Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-2294.
- Call Number
- *MGZMT 3-2294
- OCLC
- NYPY00-R25
- Author
- Nash, Joe, 1919-2005. Interviewee
- Title
- Interview with Joe Nash [sound recording].
- Imprint
- 1999.
- Summary
- Cassette 1. 90 min. Mr. Nash discusses growing up; his interest in the arts in general and dance in particular; studying with Katherine Dunham and members of her company including Syvilla Fort; other dancers; the critical climate of the period; auditioning for Helen Tamiris' Show Boat; studying various techniques under the auspices of the American Theater Wing; working with Pearl Primus; taking class with Doris Humphrey; the first examples of racial integration in dance; his decision to stop dancing; his susequent work documenting the history of black dance; studying with Charles Weidman; Eleo Pomare and the tradition of modern dance as social protest; the particular challenges faced by black artists doing this type of work.Cassette 2. 60 min. Mr. Nash discusses his ongoing interest in vernacular dance; research that he would like to do; racism in dance; his choreography.
- Local Note
- Preservation master tape: *MGZTC0 3-2294.Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2294.Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-2294.
- Restricted Access
- Photography of the transcript permitted for research purposes only.
- Local Subject
- Audiotapes -- Nash, J.
- Added Author
- Nash, Joe. IntervieweePerron, Wendy. Interviewer
- Research Call Number
- *MGZMT 3-2294 [Transcript]*MGZTC 3-2294 [Cassette]