A Visual Journey of Toni Basil's Oral History Project
Interview for the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.

Conducted by Juliana DeVaan
June 2023

11-Hour Oral History in 7 Sessions

This 11-hour oral history includes audio recordings accompanied by videos and photographs. Access all sessions below.

Consult the NYPL Catalog Record for more information and a detailed synopsis of each session.
To access the session recordings and transcripts in the library, emaildance@nypl.org with the subject line Interview with Toni Basil 2023 *MGZMT 3-3564.

To experience the 7 audio sessions, produced by the Jerome Robbins Dance Division with accompanying pictures and videos curated by Toni Basil, click on the sessions below.

No photography, downloading, or reproduction of audio sessions, photos, or videos allowed. This oral history is for research purposes only. All copyright Toni Basil©


Oral history website designed by Brian Bello

Assembled by: Hilarie Hughes (Session 1), John Harrison (Session 2), Dana Wilson (Sessions 3, 4, 5), Timothy Bellavia (Sessions 6 and 7)

Sessions Compiled by Timothy Bellavia and Kathleen Conroy.