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Interview with Leon Fokine

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Interview with Leon Fokine

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Title
Interview with Leon Fokine
Names
Fokine, Leon, 1905-1973 (Interviewee)
Horosko, Marian (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1970 - 1972 (Approximate)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 5-794
Topics
Fokine, Leon, 1905-1973
Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded by Marian Horosko between 1970 and 1972 New York (N.Y.)
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.
Acquisition: Marian Horosko Gift
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 28 min.) : polyester; half-track; 1.875 ips; 5 in.
Sound quality is fair to poor.
Description
Interview with Leon Fokine conducted by Marian Horosko for a series of articles entitled In the shadow of Russian tradition, which appeared in Dance magazine. Streaming audio file (approximately 28 minutes). Leon Fokine speaks with Marian Horosko about the theater and other enterprises of his father in Russia before and after the Russian Revolution; training at the Mariinsky Theatre and performing with Pierre Vladimiroff and Anatole Oboukhoff; his uncle, Mikhail (Michel) Fokine; his career as a performer and teacher.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 50934432
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118663
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 27d536a0-e417-0135-07b9-4bbe57fbdd18
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1905: Creator Born
  • 1970: Created (Approximate)
  • 1973: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Leon Fokine" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1970 - 1972. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9e2f9030-3b72-0134-d5d0-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Leon Fokine" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9e2f9030-3b72-0134-d5d0-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1970 - 1972). Interview with Leon Fokine Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9e2f9030-3b72-0134-d5d0-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Leon Fokine