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Interview with Deanne Bergsma.
- Title
- Interview with Deanne Bergsma. July 20, 1972 [sound recording], 1972.
- Author
- Bergsma, Deanne
- Publication
- 1972
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | disc 2 | Spoken word recording | Use in library | *MGZTL 4-132 disc 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | disc 1 | Spoken word recording | Use in library | *MGZTL 4-132 disc 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Gruen, John
- Description
- 2 sound discs (approximately 53 minutes.): digital; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Disc 1, approximately 48 minutes. John Gruen speaks with Deanne Bergsma beginning with a description of her garden and her physical characteristics [short gap] and the purpose of the interview; Bergsma speaks about her early dance training in South Africa; her student years at the Royal Ballet School in London; some of her roles at the Royal Ballet and her thoughts when performing; her husband, Keith Grant; real life experience as essential to performing certain roles; performing in [Glen Tetley's] ballet Field figures including Rudolf Nureyev as a partner; the importance of mental strength, as exemplified by Margot Fonteyn; preparing, mentally and physically, for a performance of Swan lake; other roles including Queen of the Wilis and the Lilac Fairy; some of her partners in Swan lake; more on Nureyev as a partner; her thoughts on dancing modern works; more on Field figures [Gruen speaks about his daughter and her ballet training]; the average length of a ballerina's career; ballerinas and marriage including George Balanchine's thoughts on the subject (as related by Gruen); Margot Fonteyn's marriage; Bergsma's qualities as a dancer [ends abruptly].
- Disc 2, approximately 5 minutes. Deanne Bergsma continues to speak with John Gruen about her career as a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet including how she deals with performance anxiety; her advice to aspiring ballerinas.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of John Gruen, April 1974
- Subjects
- Note
- Interview with Deanne Bergsma conducted by John Gruen on July 20, 1972, in London, England. This interview was used as a basis for a chapter in John Gruen's book, The private world of ballet (New York, Viking Press).
- For transcript, see: *MGZMT 3-132.
- Sound quality is good. There is occasional extraneous noise but the speakers' voices are clear.
- Funding (note)
- 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.
- Call Number
- *MGZTL 4-132
- OCLC
- 37122352
- Author
- Bergsma, Deanne, interviewee.
- Title
- Interview with Deanne Bergsma. July 20, 1972 [sound recording], 1972.
- Production
- 1972
- Type of Content
- spoken word
- Type of Medium
- audio
- Type of Carrier
- audio disc
- Event
- Recorded by John Gruen 1972, July 20, London, England.
- 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.
- Original Version
- Original format: one sound cassette (approximately 53 minutes); 1 7/8 ips. originally recorded on July 20, 1972; transferred to wav file and compact disc formats in 2013.
- Local Note
- Former classmark: *MGZTC 3-132
- Added Author
- Gruen, John, interviewer.Gruen, John, donor
- Research Call Number
- *MGZTL 4-132