Dancing — History. – Pacifica Radio Archives

Crossroads / produced by Elizabeth Perez-Luna.

Ongoing weekly radio newsmagazine focusing upon minority issues and broader issues from a minority perspective. Produced by independent producers and includes commentaries and reviews by established critics, artists, and writers.|CROSSROADS / produced by Elizabeth Perez-Luna – Ongoing weekly radio newsmagazine focusing upon minority issues and broader issues from a minority perspective. Produced by independent producers…

August 24, 2025

Modern dancer / Martha Graham ; interviewed by Emily Schiller and Ginny Roe.

Dancer and choreographer Martha Graham (1894 – 1991) discusses her life and art with Emily Schiller and Ginny Roe of KPFK. She discusses the importance of myths and heroines, what it means to be a dancer and about the concept of “self-expression.”

August 24, 2025

The Private world of ballet / John Gruen ; interviewed by Moira Hodgson.

Author discusses his book which consists of interviews with dancers.

August 24, 2025

The Danse Apache / Joan Schwartz, Larry Stevens and Donald Munroe.

Description and history of the Apache dance, a stage dance popular in turn-of-the-century Paris.

August 24, 2025

For the arts : dance focus / Ted Shawn ; interviewed by Elinor Rogosin.

American dancer discusses her career and the role of dance in society.

August 24, 2025

The Evolution of human movement : an interview with Jane Brown / interviewed by Betty Roszak.

Choreographer Jane Brown discusses the relation of human movement to gravity, balance, and evolution. Interview conducted by Betty Roszak. Brown had just performed at the Presentation Theater in San Francisco on May 1, 1969.

August 24, 2025

The Art of choreography / Rudolph Benesch ; interviewed by Betty Roszak.

Discussion of the art of dance.

August 24, 2025