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Interview with Ivan Nagy, 1977

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Title
Interview with Ivan Nagy, 1977
Names
Nagy, Ivan, 1943-2014 (Interviewee)
Terry, Walter (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1977-05
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTCO 3-823
Topics
Nagy, Ivan, 1943-2014
Male dancers
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Statement of responsibility: Recorded by Walter Terry 1977, May New York (New York)
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 50 min.) : quarter-track; 1.875 ips
Sound quality is good.
Description
Interview with Ivan Nagy conducted by Walter Terry in New York City, in May, 1977, as part of the research for his book, Great male dancers of the ballet (Garden City, NY: Anchor Books, 1978). Streaming audio file 1 (approximately 47 minutes). Walter Terry speaks with Ivan Nagy about interviewing dancers for his book [Great male dancers of the ballet (Garden City, NY: Anchor Books, 1978)]; Nagy speaks about how he creates the character he is dancing; working with Gelsey Kirkland on her first Swan lake; more on creating character, including as Iago in José Limón's The moor's pavane; his own technical abilities; gender roles and ballet; the stamina required for dancing in modern ballet as compared to classical works; partnering, including with Margot Fonteyn, Carla [Fracci], Natalia Markova, Cynthia Gregory, and Gelsey Kirkland; how he feels when he is dancing on his own, without a partner [ends abruptly but continues on streaming audio file 2]. Streaming audio file 2 (approximately 3 minutes). Ivan Nagy speaks with Walter Terry about how his personal life has enhanced his ability to infuse his roles with character on stage.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 81293204
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118684
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0ad7c2b0-7960-0136-8206-07eeabffd841
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

  • 1943: Creator Born
  • 1977: Created
  • 2014: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Ivan Nagy" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1977. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0ad7c2b0-7960-0136-8206-07eeabffd841

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Ivan Nagy" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0ad7c2b0-7960-0136-8206-07eeabffd841

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1977). Interview with Ivan Nagy Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0ad7c2b0-7960-0136-8206-07eeabffd841

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Ivan Nagy