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Additional authors

1. Sears, David, 1948-1992.

Description

1. 1 sound disc (ca. 62 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Geoffrey Holder speaks about his current projects; his work Prodigal prince; the ignorance of critics regarding the vocabulary and themes of dance with African cultural sources; Holder's work Banda and the character Baron Samedi; his work Dougla; the pelvic movements used by African-influenced choreographers such as Katherine Dunham and Jack Cole as compared with the contraction and release technique used by Martha Graham; his collaboration [set and costume design] with the Dance Theatre of Harlem on its production of John Taras's Firebird; his work on the musical comedies The wiz and Timbuktu; his admiration for Carmen de Lavallade; more on his designs for Firebird and other work, including his frequent use of curlicue motifs; issues regarding the repertory of African-American dance companies; his desire to choreograph and design a production of Rite of spring [gap]; the effect he hopes to achieve with his costume and set designs, for example in Timbuktu [gap]; continuation of discussion regarding his designs for Timbuktu [gap]; more on his designs for Firebird; his dislike of leotards as costumes [gap; telephone call from Sears to Holder regarding the pick-up of a photograph and including further discussion of the Firebird set].

Donor/Sponsor

1. Oral History Archive.
2. Gift of David Sears.
3. National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.

Subject

1. Firebird (Choreographic work : Taras)
2. Musical comedies > Timbuktu
3. Costume design
4. Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014
5. Dance Theatre of Harlem
6. Audiotapes > Holder, G
7. Dance > Stage-setting and design

Call number

1. *MGZTL 4-1556

Note

1. Interview with Geoffrey Holder conducted by David Sears on Nov. 24, 1981, in New York City, probably in connection with his article, John Taras doing his own Firebird, published in Dance news, Jan. 1982, p. 1-2.
2. The overall quality of the recording is good, but it is occasionally marred by very brief gaps and extraneous noises.

Funding (note)

1. Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.

Author

1. Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014, interviewee.

Title

1. Interview with Geoffrey Holder [sound recording]

Imprint

1. 1981.

Funding

1. Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.

Local note

1. Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-1556
2. Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-1556

Local subject

1. Musical comedies -- Timbuktu.
2. Audiotapes -- Holder, G.

Added author

1. Sears, David, 1948-1992. Interviewer

Research call number

1. *MGZTL 4-1556