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Interview with Gary Chryst, 1976

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Interview with Gary Chryst

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Title
Interview with Gary Chryst, 1976
Additional title: Sound of dance (Radio program)
Names
Chryst, Gary (Interviewee)
Gruen, John (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1976-04-05
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTCO 3-635 Side A
Topics
Jooss, Kurt, 1901-1979
Robbins, Jerome
Chryst, Gary
Tharp, Twyla
Joffrey Ballet
Petrouchka (Choreographic work : Fokine)
Parade (Choreographic work : Massine)
Genres
Interviews
Radio programs
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded for broadcast by WNCN, New York 1976, April 5 New York (N.Y.)
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.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 58 min.)
Sound quality is excellent.
Description
Interview with Gary Chryst conducted by John Gruen, as host, for broadcast on April 5, 1976 by radio station WNCN, New York on its series The sound of dance. Streaming audio file (approximately 58 minutes). [Music and introductory remarks by Oscar Buhler]. John Gruen, host, introduces Gary Chryst; Gary Chryst and Gruen speak about some of Chryst's roles at the Joffrey Ballet; Chryst's background; being coached by Leonide Massine in Massine's work Parade [a recording of an excerpt of the music by Erik Satie used in Parade is played]; working with Kurt Jooss in revivals of his ballets including Ball in old Vienna and The green table; his approach to his character roles; [a recording of an excerpt of the music by Morton Gould used in Jerome Robbins' ballet Interplay is played]; working with Jerome Robbins; dancing in Robbins' ballet Moves [a recording of an additional excerpt of the music by Morton Gould used in Interplay is played followed by commercial announcements]; Twyla Tharp and what it is like to perform her choreography; dancing the role of Petrouchka in Michel Fokine's ballet [a recording of an excerpt of the music by Igor Stravinsky for the ballet Petrouchka is played]; closing remarks and announcements.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 84331631
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118490
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 38a0ea80-c27c-0135-e834-003b85d53ad9
Rights Statement
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  • 1976: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Gary Chryst" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1976. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/14e291e0-c325-0133-ba18-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Gary Chryst" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/14e291e0-c325-0133-ba18-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1976). Interview with Gary Chryst Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/14e291e0-c325-0133-ba18-60f81dd2b63c

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Interview with Gary Chryst