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Interview with Gertrude Lippincott, 1976

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Title
Interview with Gertrude Lippincott, 1976
Names
Lippincott, Gertrude, 1913-1996 (Interviewee)
Josephson, Mary Rae (Interviewer)
National Dance Association (Contributor)
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (Contributor)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1976-12-29
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTCO 3-601
Topics
Lippincott, Gertrude, 1913-1996
Choreographers
Dance teachers
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded by Mary Rae Josephson 1976, December 29 Minneapolis (Minn.)
Funding: The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
Acquisition: Gift American Alliance of of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 1 hr.) : quarter-track; 1.875 ips
Sound quality is fair. The recording is marred by "tape hiss."
Description
Interview with Gertrude Lippincott conducted by Mary Rae Josephson on December 29, 1976 in Minneapolis (Minn.) for the Oral History Archives of the National Dance Association, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. Streaming audio file 1 (approximately 31 minutes). Gertrude Lippincott speaks about her early training and professional experiences; teaching including her use of improvisation; her thoughts on incorporating current trends into her teaching; the value of requiring students to choreograph and to perform; professional dancers as choreographers; the choreographic process including how the dancers' characteristics influence the result; her major works [ends abruptly but continues on streaming audio fie 2]. Streaming audio file 2 (29 minutes). Gertrude Lippincott continues to speak about her major works; her hopes for the future including with respect to dance education; various organizations in which she participated with the goal of promoting dance and dance education; her sense of responsibility with respect to dance education; the sacrifices and joys of a life in dance [gap from approximately 24:30 -27:33 followed by a reiteration of the final approximate three minutes of this streaming audio file 2].
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 81240444
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118412
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 46e98980-7958-0136-5167-057a71d12af1
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1913: Creator Born
  • 1976: Created
  • 1996: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Gertrude Lippincott" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1976. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/10044780-c319-0133-d295-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Gertrude Lippincott" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/10044780-c319-0133-d295-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1976). Interview with Gertrude Lippincott Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/10044780-c319-0133-d295-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Gertrude Lippincott