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Interview with Antoinette Sibley and Anthony Dowell.
- Title
- Interview with Antoinette Sibley and Anthony Dowell. May 8, 1974, 1974.
- Author
- Sibley, Antoinette
- Publication
- 1974
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 sound disc (approximately 41 minutes): digital; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Antoinette Sibley and Anthony Dowell speak with John Gruen about choreography created for them, in particular Kenneth MacMillan's ballet Manon; their thoughts on Manon; the reasons MacMillan did not use the music from [Jules] Massenet's opera Manon; working with each other and with MacMillan; Michael Somes including their respect and admiration for him; Sibley's and Dowell's partnership; Margot Fonteyn's and Rudolf Nureyev's partnership;Sibley's and Dowell's identities as dancers of the Royal Ballet; Covent Garden as a relatively difficult theater for dance; dancing as guest artists in Spoleto [at the Festival of Two Worlds]; [ends abruptly].
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of John Gruen
- Subject
- Note
- Interview with Antoinette Sibley and Anthony Dowell conducted by John Gruen on May 8, 1974 at the Ginger Man restaurant in New York City; this interview was intended to be used as the basis for an article in The New York Times.
- For edited transcript, see: *MGZMT 3-378.
- Sound quality is fair. There is considerable extraneous noise due to the fact that the interview is being conducted in a restaurant. There are also occasional short gaps. However, the speakers' voices are always clearly audible.
- 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 4-378
- OCLC
- 82755484
- Author
- Sibley, Antoinette, interviewee.
- Title
- Interview with Antoinette Sibley and Anthony Dowell. May 8, 1974, 1974.
- Production
- 1974
- Type of Content
- spoken word
- Type of Medium
- audio
- Type of Carrier
- audio disc
- Event
- Recorded by John Gruen 1974, May 8 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 41 minutes); 1 7/8 ips., originally recorded on May 8, 1974; transferred to wav file and compact disc formats in 2013.
- Local Note
- Former classmark: *MGZTC 3-378
- Added Author
- Dowell, Anthony, interviewee.Gruen, John, interviewer.Gruen, John, donor
- Research Call Number
- *MGZTL 4-378