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Interview with George Balanchine, March 20, 1975

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Title
Interview with George Balanchine, March 20, 1975
Names
Balanchine, George (Interviewee)
Manchester, P. W. (Phyllis Winifred) (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1975-03-20
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTC 3-291 (former)
Topics
Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942
Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
Balanchine, George
American Ballet Company
School of American Ballet
Serenade (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Serenade (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Genres
Interviews
Radio programs
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded by Phyllis Winifred Manchester March 20, 1975 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.
Acquisition: Gift; Manchester, P.W.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 31 min.) : polyester, two-track, 7.5 ips. ; 5 in.
Sound quality is good. The recording is marred by slight "tape hiss," but the speakers' voices are easily intelligible.
Description
Interview with George Balanchine conducted by Phyllis Winifred Manchester, as host, on March 20, 1975 at the New York Public Library Dance Collection [now the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Jerome Robbins Dance Division]. The interview was intended for use on the National Public Radio series Arabesques, but not broadcast. Streaming file 1 (approximately 25 minutes). George Balanchine speaks with Phyllis Winifred Manchester about Katherine Littlefield and her help in finding dancers for his first works in the United States; Mikhail [Michel] Fokin and his review of Balanchine's Serenade; American Ballet Company; his time as choreographer for the Metropolitan Opera including an anecdote about his ballet for a production of Carmen; his time in England including his friendship with [Lydia] Lopokova and her husband [John] Maynard Keynes; meeting Lincoln Kirstein and being invited to come to the United States; moving his new school [School of American Ballet] from Hartford [Connecticut] to New York City; the training of ballet dancers including his training in Russia; adapting the training process to conditions in the United States; the sometimes incongruous use of French language terms in ballet; his first meeting with Igor Stravinsky, in connection with Le chant du rossignol; meeting [Henri] Matisse [ends abruptly but continues on streaming file 2]. Streaming file 2 (approximately 6 minutes). George Balanchine continues to speak with Phyllis Winifred Manchester about meeting Matisse; more on Stravinsky and Le chant du rossignol including the casting of Alicia Markova; an anecdote about the tempo and Stravinsky and Diaghilev; Stravinsky's comments, respectively, on his compositions Apollo and Orpheus.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 84060505
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12117983
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8898a500-b294-0133-777b-60f81dd2b63c
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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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with George Balanchine" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1975. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a84f84b0-b294-0133-f497-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with George Balanchine" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a84f84b0-b294-0133-f497-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1975). Interview with George Balanchine Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a84f84b0-b294-0133-f497-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with George Balanchine