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Interview with John Prinz.
- Title
- Interview with John Prinz. January 26, 1973, 1973.
- Author
- Prinz, John
- Publication
- 1973
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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 1 | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTL 4-189 disc 1 | 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 2 | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTL 4-189 disc 2 | 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 47 minutes. John Gruen speaks with John Prinz about his career beginning with his background including how moved he was by a performance he saw of Giselle with Alicia Alonso and Igor Youskevitch; his early ballet training; his leaving Chicago at age 15 to study ballet in New York City, at the Joffrey Ballet school and then the School of American Ballet; his teachers at the School of American Ballet; his time at the New York City Ballet in particular his personal turmoil; his wife [Nanette Glushak]; Balanchine's kindness to him; the circumstances of his joining American Ballet Theatre; more on his personal relationships and his wife; how he feels about dancing for example when he was performing Monument [Rudi van Dantzig's Monument for a dead boy]; partnering including [Natalia] Markova and Carla Fracci as partners; male guest artists including [Paolo] Bortoluzzi; the wide range of his roles at American Ballet Theatre; [ends abruptly].
- Disc 2, approximately six minutes. John Gruen and John Prinz continue to speak about his roles; dancing with his wife [Nanette Glushak]; his interests outside of ballet.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of John Gruen, April 1974
- Alternative Title
- Dance Audio Archive.
- Subjects
- Note
- Interview with John Prinz conducted by John Gruen on January 26, 1973 at the offices of American Ballet Theatre 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).
- For transcript, see: *MGZMT 3-189.
- Sound quality is good. There are some extraneous noises and a few short gaps.
- 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 4-189
- OCLC
- 81135530
- Author
- Prinz, John, interviewee.
- Title
- Interview with John Prinz. January 26, 1973, 1973.
- Production
- 1973
- Type of Content
- spoken word
- Type of Medium
- audio
- Type of Carrier
- audio disc
- Event
- Recorded by John Gruen 1973, January 26 New York (New York)
- 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 January 26, 1973; transferred to wav file and compact disc formats in 2013.
- Local Note
- Former classmark: *MGZTC 3-189
- Added Author
- Gruen, John, interviewer.Gruen, John, donor
- Research Call Number
- *MGZTL 4-189