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Interview with Felia Doubrovska, October 25, 1976

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Interview with Felia Doubrovska

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Title
Interview with Felia Doubrovska, October 25, 1976
Names
Doubrovska, Felia, 1896-1981 (Interviewee)
Hunt, Marilyn, 1937- (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Oral History Project

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1976-10-25
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZT 5-707 (former)
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 5-707
Topics
Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979
Diaghilev, Serge, 1872-1929
Doubrovska, Felia, 1896-1981 -- Interviews
Lifar, Serge, 1905-1986
Ballets russes
Ode; or Meditation at night on the majesty of God as revealed by the Aurora borealis (Choreographic work : Massine)
Pastorale (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Genres
Oral histories
Interviews
Notes
Venue: Interview with Felia Doubrovska conducted by Marilyn Hunt on October 25, 1976 in New York City for The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Jerome Robbins Dance Division Oral History Project.
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Content: Sound quality is fair. The recording is marred by extraneous noise including "tape hiss" and occasional short gaps. However, overall, Doubrovska's and Hunt's voices are easily intelligible.
Venue: Recorded for The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 1976, October 25 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.
Content: At times reference is made to photographs Doubrovska is showing to Hunt. Also, in the last approximately three minutes of the recording an unidentified person contributes a few remarks.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 39 min.) : analog, 1.875 ips, half-track, polyester; 5 in.
Description
Streaming file (approximately 39 minutes). Marilyn Hunt speaks briefly about the interviewee, Felia Doubrovska; Felia Doubrovska speaks with Hunt about her role in Leonide Massine's ballet Ode [or Meditation at night on the majesty of God as revealed by the Aurora Borealis] including Serge Diaghilev's comment on her performance; Serge Lifar and the Bluebird pas de deux; dancing with Serge Lifar in Les sylphides, including an anecdote about the Aga Khan; learning the role of the Firebird from Tamara Karsavina; the absolute nature of Diaghilev's decisions; dancing with Leonide Massine in the Bluebird variation; titles of various works she danced with Lifar; George Balanchine's Pastorale; discussion [while looking at photographs] of Schéhérazade, The sleeping beauty, Apollo, and Les biches including an anecdote about Diaghilev sending her to [the fashion designer] Chanel for her costume [ends abruptly].
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 80415610
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118542
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c022f8f0-b30c-0133-94ae-3c07547a230f
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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  • 1976: Created
  • 1981: Creator Died
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Felia Doubrovska" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1976. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c26fa7a0-b30c-0133-7786-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Felia Doubrovska" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 6, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c26fa7a0-b30c-0133-7786-3c07547a230f

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1976). Interview with Felia Doubrovska Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c26fa7a0-b30c-0133-7786-3c07547a230f

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Interview with Felia Doubrovska