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Interview with Jean Erdman

Title
Interview with Jean Erdman [sound recording]
Author
Erdman, Jean.
Publication
1988.

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Additional Authors
Allison, Nancy.
Description
1 sound disc (track 1, ca. 30 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Track 1 (ca. 30 min.). [Begins abruptly]. Erdman speaks about creating her earliest works, including Transformations of Medusa and Creature on a journey; explains her preference for using music composed specifically for the dance; working with John Cage; her treatment of music as a partner for the dancer; her work Daughters of the lonesome isle; her portrayal of life cycles in her work; formal experiments; her work Hamadryad.
Donor/Sponsor
  • National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
  • Gift of David Sears.
Alternative Title
Dance Audio Archive
Subjects
Note
  • Track 1 is a sound recording of an interview with Jean Erdman conducted by a female interviewer, identified only by initials "N.A.", on March 20, 1988, at Erdman's home; possibly Nancy Allen.
  • Sound quality is poor, and recording is marred by occasional extraneous noise.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
Call Number
*MGZTL 4-1538 track 1
OCLC
NYPY03-R18
Author
Erdman, Jean. Interviewee
Title
Interview with Jean Erdman [sound recording]
Imprint
1988.
Funding
Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
Local Note
Track 2 (see *MGZTL 4-1538 track 2) is the recording of a class taught by Erdman at Sarah Lawrence College in April, 1987.
Arch. orig.: *MGZTCO 3-1538 side A
Preservation master: *MGZTP 4-1538 track 1
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-1538 track 1
Local Subject
Audiotapes -- Erdman, J.
Added Author
Allison, Nancy.
Research Call Number
*MGZTL 4-1538 track 1
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