Interview with Janet Reed and Philip Bloom
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Title
Interview with Janet Reed and Philip Bloom
Collection
Names
Reed, Janet, 1916-2000 (Contributor)
Lyon, James (Interviewer)
Bloom, Philip (Interviewee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1958-12-24
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 7-27
Subjects
Reed, Janet, 1916-2000
Bloom, Phillip
New York City Ballet
School of American Ballet
Genres
Notes
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.
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded for WNYC, New York on the series Today in ballet December 24, 1958 New York (N.Y.)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 42 min.) : polyester; half-track, 7.5 ips; 7 in.
The sound quality is very good.
Abstract
Interview with Janet Reed and Philip Bloom conducted by James Lyon, as host. Recorded on December 24, 1958 and broadcast by radio station WNYC, New York, on its series, Today in ballet. Streaming audio file (approximately 42 minutes). James Lyon introduces his guests, Janet Reed, ballet mistress of the New York City Ballet, and Philip Bloom, press director for the New York City Ballet; Philip Bloom speaks about how he came to be the press director; the stereotyping of press agents including an anecdote about Mike Wallace and Buff Cobb; Philip Bloom and Janet Reed speak about the star system including the New York City Ballet's practice of billing dancers alphabetically and the benefits of not focusing on a few "stars;" the intricacies of the casting schedules; touring; the School of American Ballet including the students' rigorous schedules; Edward Villella; the genius of George Balanchine's choreography including Symphony in C and Agon; New York City Ballet's current season including The nutcracker; the New York City Ballet orchestra including a performance anecdote about Balanchine's Stars and stripes; Janet Reed's duties as ballet mistress; Lyon's concluding remarks.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 35890280
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12117190
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0f37db30-797c-0136-e3e4-0d943a28e69c
Rights
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Janet Reed and Philip Bloom" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1958. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0f37db30-797c-0136-e3e4-0d943a28e69c
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1958). Interview with Janet Reed and Philip Bloom Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0f37db30-797c-0136-e3e4-0d943a28e69c
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Janet Reed and Philip Bloom" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0f37db30-797c-0136-e3e4-0d943a28e69c
Wikipedia citation
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