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Interview with Nana Gollner, 1975

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Interview with Nana Gollner, 1975

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Title
Interview with Nana Gollner, 1975
Names
Gollner, Nana (Interviewee)
Swisher, Viola Hegyi (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Oral History Project

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1975-06-13
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTCO 3-1798 (sound cassette)
Topics
Gollner, Nana -- Interviews
Gollner, Nana
Petroff, Paul
Dance in motion pictures, television, etc
Film soundtracks
Genres
Oral histories
Interviews
Music
Notes
Bibliographic history: Title supplied by cataloger.
Source characteristics: Sound quality is poor except in the final section, which consists of a film soundtrack; the soundtrack is easily intelligible. The recording is marred by extraneous noise and, at times, more than one person speaks simultaneously.
Venue: Recorded by Viola Swisher 1975, June 13 Hollywood (Calif.)
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 audio cassette (approximately 46 min.); quarter-track; 1.78 ips
Description
Streaming audio file (approximately 46 minutes). [Music]; Nana Gollner and two unidentified men speak with Viola Swisher about the film they just watched, of Gollner dancing; Gollner speaks about her plans to resume dancing; her intention to dance the role of Tosca; her husband Peter Petroff and his affiliation with Maurice Béjart; [discussion of when it might be possible to schedule a longer interview with Gollner]; her present financial straits; the journal Ballet Today; [an unpublished film about Gollner's life is shown; the soundtrack, which includes narration by Gollner, comprises the rest of the recording].
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 35729068
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12574911
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): becc32d0-c314-0133-530b-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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  • 1975: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Nana Gollner, 1975" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1975. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c24379f0-c314-0133-5194-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Nana Gollner, 1975" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c24379f0-c314-0133-5194-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1975). Interview with Nana Gollner, 1975 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c24379f0-c314-0133-5194-60f81dd2b63c

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Interview with Nana Gollner, 1975