Russian composer Alexander Tcherepnin discusses his early upbringing, training, and composing in Saint Petersburg, as well as the influence of his composer father, Benois family relatives, and associates of Ballet russes.

John Cage and Merce Cunningham discuss their collaborations of choreography and music. They discuss their influences and careers. Includes a clip of an earlier interview with John Cage.

Alwin Nikolais discusses his origins and the Henry Street Settlement, his thoughts on the future of modern dance, the stigma modern dance receives, and his approach to choreographing new pieces. Music is played from a tape Alwin Nikolais had with him. Some of it is untitled, some from performances "Caligraph for Martyrs" and "Echo". The music has been removed from this program for copyright reasons.

Sol Hurok discusses his work as an impresario, organizing events and bringing artists from around the world to the United States to perform. Studs Terkel plays songs by many of the artists and performers that Hurok has managed during the interview, including Feodor Chaliapin, Nellie Melba, Titta Ruffo, Luisa Tetrazzini, Sviatoslav Richter, Marian Anderson, and Arthur Rubinstein. Timestamps for each performance are as follows: 00:00:00-00:03:01 "Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op.

Studs interviews Flemming Flindt, director, choreographer, and dancer of Royal Danish Ballet, in Denmark during a practice session. They discuss the "Miraculous Mandarin" ballet and the history behind it. Studs asks about the history of ballet in Denmark and the history of the Royal Danish Ballet. Flindt describes the choreography and scores of the ballet. They discuss how technology has changed the production and audiences of ballet.

Studs Terkel interviews Chicago choreographers Lou Conte, Shirley Mordine, and Nana Solbrig.

Dancer and choreographer Agnes de Mille discusses her career.

Merce Cunningham, choreographer and John Cage musician and composer speak about music and dance. The two gentlemen discuss with Studs how music and dance come together to create the avant-garde of art in both worlds (music and dance).

Russian composer Alexander Tcherepnin discusses his travels to China & Japan and their influence on his music, composing for non-traditional instruments, electronic music, teaching young composers, and his "Concerto No. 2".

Mary Lynn Kotz discusses her book "Rauschenberg, Art and Life" with Studs as they recount the works and story of 20th century art pioneer Robert Rauschenberg. They survey his career beginning in Port Arthur, TX, discussing his Depression-era upbringing which caused him to reuse and salvage virtually any object and transform it into art, his studies in Paris, made possible by the G.I.

Dancer Hema Rajagopalan discusses Indian dancing and its ability to, along with the music and lyrics of a song, tell a story.

Terkel interviews ballet dancer and choreographer Igor Youskevitch who would be staying in town until January 3.

Studs Terkel interviews Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino on the 30th anniversary of Joffrey Ballet.

Interviewing dance historian Ann Barzel.