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Interview with Ellis Wood

Title
Interview with Ellis Wood [sound recording].
Author
Wood, Ellis
Publication
2000.

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Spoken word recordingUse in library *MGZTC 3-2248 [sound cassette]Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
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Spoken word recordingSupervised use *MGZMT 3-2248 (transcript)Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
Kraft, Susan, 1961-
Description
1 sound cassette (ca. 80 min.) +
Alternative Title
  • Gender Project : Interview with Ellis Wood
  • Dance Oral History Project.
  • Dance Audio Archive.
Subject
  • Wood, Ellis > Interviews
  • Wood, David
  • Wood, Marni
  • Shaw, JoAnna Mendl
  • Gender Project (New York, N.Y.)
  • Martha Graham Dance Company
  • Sex discrimination against women
  • Feminism and dance
  • Gender identity
  • Audiotapes > Wood, E
Note
  • For transcript, see *MGZMT 3-2248.
  • Interviewed by Susan Kraft on Jan. 15, 2000, in New York City.
Access (note)
  • Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Local note
  • Preservation master tape: *MGZTCO 3-2248.
  • Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2248.
  • Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-2248.
  • Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-2248
Call Number
*MGZMT 3-2248
OCLC
NYPY00-R46
Author
Wood, Ellis. Interviewee
Title
Interview with Ellis Wood [sound recording].
Imprint
2000.
Summary
Ms. Wood discusses her family background; her parents David and Marni Wood and their experiences dancing in the company of Martha Graham, in particular Graham's attitude toward protecting women's jobs when they had children. Wood discusses her own training to become a gymnast; retiring at age 22 and deciding to dance professionally; the impact of being female on her professional choices; dancing in the company of Stephen Petronio; beginning to create her own work; more on how being female has affected her experience in the dance world; issues in the creating, presenting and promoting of her work; gender inequities in the dance field; the difficulty of combining life and career goals; the subject matter of her work and the role of sexuality in it; the origins and goals of The Gender Project developed with JoAnna Mendl Shaw.
Local Note
Preservation master tape: *MGZTCO 3-2248.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2248.
Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-2248.
Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-2248
Restricted Access
Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Local Subject
Audiotapes -- Wood, E.
Added Author
Wood, Ellis. Interviewee
Kraft, Susan, 1961- Interviewer
Added Title
Gender Project : Interview with Ellis Wood
Research Call Number
*MGZMT 3-2248 [Transcript]
*MGZTC 3-2248 [Cassette]
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