Research Catalog

Interview with Carlo Merlo [sound recording]

Title
Interview with Carlo Merlo [sound recording]
Author
Merlo, Carlo.
Publication
1984.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

4 Items

StatusVol/DateFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
reel 4AudioRestricted use *MGZTC 3-708 [sound cassette] reel 4Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
reel 3AudioRestricted use *MGZTC 3-708 [sound cassette] reel 3Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
reel 2AudioRestricted use *MGZTC 3-708 [sound cassette] reel 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
reel 1AudioRestricted use *MGZTC 3-708 [sound cassette] reel 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

Details

Additional Authors
Harding, Marlene Burns.
Description
4 sound cassettes (5 hours)
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Marlene Harding. Oral History Archive.
Subjects
Note
  • Interviewed by Marlene Burns Harding June 4, 1984 in New York City.
Contents
SUMMARY: Reel 1. Mr. Merlo discusses his age and the passage of time; his injury; Symphony in C; Stars and stripes; Tchaikovsky suite no. 3; early dance training; daily schedule during New York City Ballet's season; Serenade; Afshin Mofid in L'Après-midi d'un faune; Jean-Pierre Frohlich in Apollo; Sonatine; Allegro brillante; his roles in various ballets; Agon; Peter Martins; management of New York City Ballet; Ib Andersen; Leonid and Valentina Kozlov; partnering; Balanchine choreography. Reel 2. Mr. Merlo discusses Twyla Tharp's choreography; his first meeting with Mr. Balanchine; the Prix de Lausanne; guesting with other companies; studying at the School of American Ballet with Kramarevsky; joining New York City Ballet; friendship with Princess Grace; childhood in Italy and early training. Reel 3. Mr. Merlo discusses his own choreography; moving to New York; life in the company; Rosemary Dunleavy; working with Jerome Robbins; working methods of Twyla Tharp; Lincoln Kirstein. Reel 4. Mr. Merlo discusses ballet, generally.
Call Number
*MGZTC 3-708
OCLC
NYPY847031010-R
Author
Merlo, Carlo. Interviewee
Title
Interview with Carlo Merlo [sound recording]
Imprint
1984.
Local Subject
Audiotapes -- Merlo, C.
Added Author
Harding, Marlene Burns. Interviewer
Research Call Number
*MGZTC 3-708
View in Legacy Catalog