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Notes on the Spoleto Festival U.S.A., and interview with Jiří Kylián, 1978

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Notes on the Spoleto Festival U.S.A., and interview with Jiří Kylián

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Title
Notes on the Spoleto Festival U.S.A., and interview with Jiří Kylián, 1978
Names
Kylian, Jiri, 1947- (Interviewee)
Terry, Walter (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1978
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTCO 3-850
Topics
Kylian, Jiri, 1947-
Nederlands Dans Theater
Festival of Two Worlds
Sinfonietta (Choreographic work : Kylián)
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded by Walter Terry 1978 Charleston (S.C.)
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 41 min.)
Sound quality is good overall. The interview with Jiří Kylián is marred by occasional extraneous noise.
Description
Walter Terry's self-recorded notes on the Spoleto Festival, U.S.A. [Festival of Two Worlds] held in Charleston, South Carolina in 1978; and his interview with Jiří Kylián. Streaming audio file (approximately 41 minutes). Walter Terry speaks about the Spoleto festival [Festival of Two Worlds] in Charleston, South Carolina, in particular the Nederlands Dans Theater including its performance of Hans von Manen's Grosse fugue and of Jiří Kylián's Stool games, Symphony in D, and Verklärte Nacht; the performances at the gala opening of the Festival including Kylián's Sinfonietta [this section of the recording ends at approximately 17:30 minutes, and is followed immediately by the interview with Jiří Kylián]. Jiří Kylián speaks with Terry about Nederlands Dans Theater including his satisfaction with the dancers' performances at the Festival; the principles underlying his choreography; choreographers who have influenced or inspired him including John Cranko, Jerome Robbins, Kenneth MacMillan, and Glen Tetley; his thoughts on Frederick Ashton including his Month in the country; Kylián's works Ariadne, November steps, and Children's steps; his choreographic process; choosing the works to be presented at the Festival; choreographing Sinfonietta including his emotional connection to the music; Antony Tudor.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 79190553
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118711
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 89bed9b0-7955-0136-8422-09beb1f6d56f
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  • 1978: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Notes on the Spoleto Festival U.S.A., and interview with Jiří Kylián" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/40595530-c31c-0133-0852-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Notes on the Spoleto Festival U.S.A., and interview with Jiří Kylián" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/40595530-c31c-0133-0852-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978). Notes on the Spoleto Festival U.S.A., and interview with Jiří Kylián Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/40595530-c31c-0133-0852-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Notes on the Spoleto Festival U.S.A., and interview with Jiří Kylián