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Interview with Lucy Kroll, 1985

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Interview with Lucy Kroll

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Title
Interview with Lucy Kroll, 1985
Names
Kroll, Lucy (Interviewee)
De Mille, Agnes (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1985-05-10
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTCO 3-1625
Topics
Kroll, Lucy
Graham, Martha
Graham, Martha -- Notebooks of Martha Graham
Protas, Ron
Rothschild, Bethsabée de, baroness
Leatherman, LeRoy
Dancer's world (Motion picture)
Genres
Interviews
Oral histories
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded by Agnes de Mille 1985
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 Agnes de Mille
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 39 min.) : quarter-track; 1.78 ips
Sound quality is good. The recording is marred by occasional short gaps and extraneous noise including slight "tape hiss," but the speakers' voices are clear and easily intelligible.
Description
Interview with Lucy Kroll conducted by Agnes de Mille on May 10, 1985, as part of her research for her biography of Martha Graham entitled Martha: The Life and Work of Martha Graham- A Biography (1991). Streaming audio file (approximately 39 minutes). Lucy Kroll speaks with Agnes de Mille about Martha Graham, Kroll's former husband Nathan Kroll, and the making of the [1957] film entitled A dancer's world; Lee [LeRoy] Leatherman and his book on Graham entitled Martha Graham: Portrait of an artist (1967); Ron Protas; Kroll's recordings of conversations with Graham, now held by the Library of Congress; Graham's stenographic notebooks and their transformation into a book [The notebooks of Martha Graham, 1973]; more on Ron Protas and his increasing influence on Graham; Graham's work Judith and its poor reception in the United Kingdom; Robin [Jared Stanley Howard] and his first meeting with Graham; Bethsabée de Rothschild; Graham's reluctance to retire from dancing including her need for the audience; Graham's use of the spoken or singing voice in her works; more on Protas and his influence on Graham.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 35217030
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12492670
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2f325d20-c314-0133-ed76-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1985: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Lucy Kroll" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1985. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3292c510-c314-0133-c30d-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Lucy Kroll" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 6, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3292c510-c314-0133-c30d-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1985). Interview with Lucy Kroll Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3292c510-c314-0133-c30d-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Lucy Kroll