Interview with Nora Kaye and Herbert Ross

Item data

Title

Interview with Nora Kaye and Herbert Ross

Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Names

Kaye, Nora, 1920-1987 (Interviewee)
Ross, Herbert, 1927-2001 (Interviewee)
Terry, Walter (Interviewer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1976 - 1977 (Questionable)

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTCO 3-818

Subjects

Kaye, Nora, 1920-1987
Motion pictures -- Production and direction
Dance in motion pictures, television, etc
Ballet in motion pictures, television, etc. -- The turning point

Genres

Interviews
Radio Programs

Notes

Creation/Production Credits: Recorded by Walter Terry ca. 1976-1977?
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

Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 1 hr.) : quarter-track; 1.875 ips
Sound quality is fair to very poor. The recording is marred by extraneous noise, the volume fluctuates, and the final approximate 15 minutes of the recording is almost completely unintelligible.

Abstract

Streaming audio file 1 (approximately 47 minutes) and streaming audio file 2 (approximately 12 minutes). Nora Kaye, with occasional remarks from Herbert Ross, speaks with Walter Terry about the [1977] film The turning point including how the idea for the film evolved; the recruiting of Arthur Laurents to write the script; the typically inadequate portrayal of dance on film; the lighting; her goal of showing the dedication of dancers to their art; the characters, plot, and themes of the film including her own decision to retire from performing; the actors including Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Antoinette Sibley; her thoughts on the film The red shoes [beginning at approximately 36 minutes, the sound quality becomes progressively worse].

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 78206400
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12118639
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 14bbd140-7960-0136-f5f7-297048bb7d1b

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

Date Issued

1976

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