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Title
Peter Martins interview
Names
Villella, Edward, 1936- (Interviewer)
Martins, Peter, 1946- (Interviewee)
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (Producer)
Collection

Dance in America Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1982-02-10
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7483
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-4815 (former)
Topics
Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
Bournonville, August, 1805-1879
Balanchine, George
Williams, Stanley, 1925-1997
Kongelige Danske ballet
New York City Ballet
Bournonville divertissements (Choreographic work : Williams after Bournonville)
Genres
Television programs
Televised dance
Interviews
Notes
Content: Unedited footage.
Venue: Recorded on February 10, 1982, for WNET/Thirteen's Dance in America program Bournonville dances. For the complete program, see *MGZIC 9-448 Bournonville dances.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (37 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Peter Martins, then a principal dancer with New York City Ballet, talks about making the transition from Bournonville to Balanchine. He discusses the distinguishing characteristics of Bournonville's choreography, finding many similarities to the choreography of Balanchine. He pays tribute to Stanley Williams, the choreographer of Bournonville divertissements (retitled Bournonville dances for this telecast), and comments upon the differences between the Royal Danish Ballet's and New York City Ballet's interpretations of Bournonville's choreography.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY95-F648
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12394597
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 876d6c60-7bae-0135-32de-21acf8337bff
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.

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  • 1982: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Peter Martins interview" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1982. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/872e90aa-2984-4914-b0df-7dfce092f864

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Peter Martins interview" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/872e90aa-2984-4914-b0df-7dfce092f864

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1982). Peter Martins interview Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/872e90aa-2984-4914-b0df-7dfce092f864

Wikipedia Citation

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Peter Martins interview