Vera Stravinsky

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Title

Vera Stravinsky

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Names

Stravinsky, Vera (Interviewee)
Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986 (Interviewee)
Cavett, Dick (Interviewer)
Romagnola, Richard (Director)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1979-01-30

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6538
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 7-822 (former)

Genres

Interviews

Notes

Venue: Telecast by WNET-TV/13 on the Dick Cavett Show taped on January 30, 1979.
Creation/Production Credits: Producer: Christopher Porterfield. Director: Richard Romagnola. Host: Dick Cavett.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (60 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

Summary: Vera Stravinsky, wife of Igor Stravinsky, tells of various periods in her life; places she's visited and lived, and the famous personalities she's met. Christopher Isherwood, one of these acquaintances, joins the discussion in the second part of the program and adds his impressions of life around the Stravinskys.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY807044449-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12158854
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 194f07a0-cc7e-0135-5897-059a6af9c089

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Date Issued

1979-01-30

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Vera Stravinsky" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/194f07a0-cc7e-0135-5897-059a6af9c089

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1979). Vera Stravinsky Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/194f07a0-cc7e-0135-5897-059a6af9c089

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Vera Stravinsky" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/194f07a0-cc7e-0135-5897-059a6af9c089

Wikipedia citation

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