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Interview with Erik Bruhn, part 8

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Interview with Erik Bruhn

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Title
Interview with Erik Bruhn, part 8
Names
Bruhn, Erik, 1928-1986 (Interviewee)
Gruen, John (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1977-07-21
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTC 3-763 (former)
Topics
Bruhn, Erik, 1928-1986
Kongelige Danske ballet
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Citation/reference: For edited transcript of this recording see: *MGZMT 3-763, reel 8
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded by John Gruen 1977, July 21 Copenhagen, Denmark
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, John Gruen
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 21 min.) : quarter-track; 1.875 ips.
Sound quality is fair to poor. The speakers' voices are soft and not always directed toward the microphone of the tape recorder.
Description
Interview with Erik Bruhn conducted by John Gruen as research for his book Erik Bruhn: danseur noble (1979), in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 21, 1977. This is Part 8 of an 18-part series. However, there is no audio for parts 2 and 10, which are available only as edited transcripts. Streaming file (approximately 21 minutes). John Gruen and Erik Bruhn tour the Royal Opera House in Copenhagen as they describe and speak about the studios, dressing rooms, and the theater including Bruhn's reminiscences of his student days at the Danish Royal Ballet [Kongelige Danske ballet] school.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 922543863
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118585
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7085a7f0-c30c-0133-fbcf-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1928: Creator Born
  • 1977: Created
  • 1986: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Erik Bruhn" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1977. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/748ada50-c30c-0133-042d-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Erik Bruhn" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/748ada50-c30c-0133-042d-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1977). Interview with Erik Bruhn Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/748ada50-c30c-0133-042d-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Erik Bruhn