Interview with Anton Dolin, 1979

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Title
Interview with Anton Dolin, 1979
Names
Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983 (Interviewee)
Terry, Walter (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1979
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTCO 3-946
Topics
Diaghilev, Serge, 1872-1929
Nijinsky, Vaslaw, 1890-1950
Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983
Cecchetti, Enrico, 1850-1928
Motion pictures -- Nijinsky
Audiotapes -- Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983
Genres
Interviews
Radio programs
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded by Walter Terry 1979 New York (N.Y.)
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 Walter Terry
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 25 min.)
Sound quality is fair overall.The recording is marred by extraneous noise and short gaps.
Description
Interview with Anton Dolin conducted by Walter Terry in 1979, in New York City. Streaming audio file (approximately 25 minutes). Anton Dolin speaks with Walter Terry about the (1980) film Nijinsky in which he played the role of [Enrico] Cecchetti including his experience, in 1924-1925, as Cecchetti's student; Alan Bates and his role as Serge Diaghilev; some of Dolin's scenes in the film; Herbert Ross, the director; George de la Pena as [Vaslaw] Nijinsky; Nijinsky's charisma; briefly, his one-man play Conversations; the ballet Le train bleu, including an anecdote about Jean Cocteau; his relationship with the Ballets russes and Diaghilev.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 81358793
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118845
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fdf85ea0-7954-0136-d2a9-4f67879948be
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1904: Creator Born
  • 1979: Created
  • 1983: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Anton Dolin" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/03862020-c31d-0133-9885-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Anton Dolin" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/03862020-c31d-0133-9885-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1979). Interview with Anton Dolin Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/03862020-c31d-0133-9885-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Anton Dolin