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Panel discussion on dance criticism in New York City

Murray Louis and Jeff Duncan discuss the small amount of press coverage devoted to dance in New York City in comparison to the number of performances; the specialized dance criticism found in trade papers and the fact that they don't serve the general public; dance critic Walter Terry's position at the Saturday Review as an opportunity to inform a wider audience; the unfairness of the New York Times' monopoly on dance criticism in comparison to the varying opinions in a wider variety of newspapers in England; regional dance critics; a managing editor's responsibility about what gets reviewed; the preparation, or lack thereof, of good dance critics; the inability of new and emerging artists to get reviewed; the performer's right to refuse a critic's attendance at a performance; and the importance of John Martin as the first major dance critic. [The tape concludes with a five-minute promotion by Alvin H. Reiss for forthcoming World of dance programs.].

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