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Interview with Alicia Alonso

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Interview with Alicia Alonso

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Title
Interview with Alicia Alonso
Names
Alonso, Alicia, 1921- (Interviewee)
Horosko, Marian (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1970-11-01
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 5-1114
Topics
Alonso, Fernando, 1914-2013
Alonso, Alicia, 1921-
Ballet Nacional de Cuba
Gran Teatro García Lorca
Ballet -- History -- Cuba
Ballet dancers -- Cuba
Ballet companies -- Cuba
Ballet
Cuba
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded by Marian Horosko November 1, 1970 Havana (Cuba)
Funding: The processing 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 of Marian Horosko
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 21 min.) : polyester; half-track; 3.75 ips; 5 in.
Sound quality is fair. The recording is marred by extraneous noise including "tape hiss," but the speakers' voices are clear and easily intelligible.
Description
Interview with Alicia Alonso conducted by Marian Horosko on November 1, 1970, in Alonso's dressing room (during a rehearsal) at the Teatro Garcia Lorca in Havana, Cuba. Streaming audio file (approximately 21 minutes). Alicia Alonso speaks with Marian Horosko about her career; the creation of Cuba's national ballet school and company, the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, from 1948 to the present; the role of Fernando Alonso in the development of dance in Cuba; Alicia Alonso's development as a dancer; the teachers who influenced her; technique as the key to expressive freedom. Alonso speaks about the relationship of the company to the revolution in Cuba; her view of the relationship between the national origins of a dancer and the universality of the art of dance. Following the interview, Marian Horosko describes the time and place of the interview and the current status of Alicia Alonso and the company.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 49972723
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15418053
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 146cdac0-e427-0135-95a9-579bf5af5a33
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.

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  • 1970: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Alicia Alonso" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1970. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92ce80a0-3b71-0134-4c86-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Alicia Alonso" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92ce80a0-3b71-0134-4c86-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1970). Interview with Alicia Alonso Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92ce80a0-3b71-0134-4c86-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Alicia Alonso