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Interview with Hanya Holm

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Additional Authors

Siegel, Marcia B.

Description

1 sound cassette (ca. 90 min.)

Summary

Side A, ca. 45 min. [Begins abruptly.] Hanya Holm speaks about how she came to study with Mary [Wigman]; the cooperative relationship between Wigman and her students; [Rudolf von] Laban's focus on theory rather than experience; dance as an expression of the inner life; whether modern dance today contains this essence; the relationship of physical movement to the expression of emotion; the technique taught by Wigman; her teaching methods; more on the cooperative relationship between Wigman, Holm, and Wigman's other students; Wigman as a person; their lifelong friendship; Wigman's funeral; the rich cultural life in Dresden; distinguishing between moving and dancing; Holm's dislike of literalness [ends abruptly].
Side B, ca. 45 min. [Begins abruptly.] Holm speaks about coming to the United States in 1931 to teach Wigman's technique; Holm's public distancing of herself from political issues in the United States and in Germany; Wigman's relationship with the Nazi government, including being labeled a degenerate artist [short gap]; Wigman's influence on her thinking; more on Wigman as a person and their relationship; the lack of films of Wigman's work; early audience and critical responses to Wigman's work; difficulty in achieving acceptance of Holm's own company in the United States; Holm's view that Wigman was a ground-breaking artist.

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Note

Interview with Hanya Holm conducted by Marcia B. Siegel on Oct. 6, 1973, probably in New York City.

Funding (note)

Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council of the Arts, 2000-2001.

Call Number

*MGZTC 3-2280

OCLC

NYPY04-R13

Author

Holm, Hanya, 1893-1992. Interviewee

Title

Interview with Hanya Holm [sound recording]

Imprint

1973.

Funding

Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council of the Arts, 2000-2001.

Local Note

Archival original: *MGZTCO 3-2280

Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2280

Local Subject

Audiotapes -- Holm, H.

Added Author

Siegel, Marcia B. Interviewer

Research Call Number

*MGZTC 3-2280