- Description
- 1 streaming audio file (approximately 30 minutes) : digital
- Summary
- Streaming audio file (approximately 30 minutes). Robert Joffrey speaks about his ballet Persephone as a film of the ballet is being screened; he identifies cast members and the characters they represent, explains the significance of the dancers' actions, and otherwise elucidates what is seen on screen. Ends abruptly.
- Alternative Title
- Dance Audio Archive
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings.
- Note
- Commentary by Robert Joffrey on his ballet Persephone, recorded in 1953 during a screening of a film of the ballet. There are periods in the recording when only the sound of the projector can be heard. Filmed excerpts of this ballet are in the Library's collection cataloged as *MGZIDVD 5-4655 and *MGZIDVD 5-3656.
- The sound quality is fair. Robert Joffrey's voice is easily intelligible, but the voice of the (unidentified) person moderating the commentary is very soft and unintelligible.
- The processing 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.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Access (note)
- Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
- Call Number
- *MGZTO 7-613
- OCLC
- 43489004
- Author
Joffrey, Robert.
- Title
Persephone: commentary.
- Imprint
1953.
- Type of Content
spoken word
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Event
Recorded during a screening of a film of Robert Joffrey's ballet Persephone 1953 New York (N.Y.)
- Restricted Access
Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
- Original Version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately 30 minutes); acetate; half-track, 3.75 ips; 7 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto7613_v01f01_sc.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZTC 3-613
Former call number: *MGZT 7-613
Preservation master tape: *MGZT0 7-613.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-613.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
*MGZTO 7-613