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Interview with Suzanne Farrell and Paul Mejia.
- Title
- Interview with Suzanne Farrell and Paul Mejia. November 3, 1972 [sound recording], 1972.
- Author
- Farrell, Suzanne, 1945-
- 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 4-151 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 4-151 disc 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
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- Description
- 2 sound discs (approximately one hour): digital; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Disc 1, approximately 44 minutes. John Gruen speaks with Paul Mejia and Suzanne Farrell about their backgrounds; their training at the School of American Ballet including the difficulties of also pursuing academic studies while there; the circumstances of their leaving New York City Ballet; Farrell speaks about George Balanchine and her relationship with him including dancing with him in his ballet Don Quixote; Mejia and Farrell speak about their relationship and how it adversely affected their relationship with Balanchine; more on Farrell's relationship with Balanchine and the company; the circumstances of their joining Maurice Béjart's company [Ballet du XXe siècle]; Béjart as a teacher; whether they would return to New York City Ballet if invited; dancing in Béjart's company.
- Disc 2, approximately 15 minutes. John Gruen speaks with Suzanne Farrell and Paul Mejia, about Mejia's choreography including Balanchine's support of his early efforts; more about the events leading to Mejia's leaving New York City Ballet; the reasons Farrell dances; Diana Adams' role in her career; Gruen's admiration for Mejia's dancing in Béjart's work Spectre de la rose.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of John Gruen, April 1974
- Subjects
- Note
- Interview with Suzanne Farrell and Paul Mejia conducted by John Gruen on November 3, 1972 in New York City. This interview was used as a basis for a chapter in John Gruen's book, The private world of ballet (New York, Viking Press). Gruen occasionally contributes his own knowledge of some of the events discussed.
- For transcript, see: *MGZMT 3-151.
- Sound quality is fair. The speakers' voices are easily audible, but there is extraneous noise including a hiss probably due to distortion in the original recording.
- 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 4-151
- OCLC
- 78169912
- Author
- Farrell, Suzanne, 1945- interviewee.
- Title
- Interview with Suzanne Farrell and Paul Mejia. November 3, 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, November 3 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.
- Original Version
- Original format: one sound cassette (approximately one hour); 1 7/8 ips. originally recorded on November 3; transferred to wav file and compact disc formats in 2013.
- Local Note
- Former classmark: *MGZTC 3-151
- Added Author
- Gruen, John, interviewer.Mejia, Paul, interviewee.Gruen, John., donor
- Research Call Number
- *MGZTL 4-151