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Interview with Ninette de Valois
- Title
- Interview with Ninette de Valois, 1974.
- Author
- De Valois, Ninette, 1898-2001
- Publication
- 1974
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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 4-1212 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 4-1212 disc 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Raher, David
- Description
- 2 sound discs (approximately one hour and one minute): digital; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Disc 1 (approximately 47 minutes). [Begins abruptly.] Dame Ninette de Valois speaks with David Raher about the adaptation of plays for ballet, including [Leonid] Lavrovskiĭ's ballet Romeo and Juliet; her view that one should not choreograph for the audience; translating stories from literature into dance; her refusal to engage in a vicarious conversation with Clive Barnes [whom Raher has been frequently quoting as a basis for his questions]; more on adapting literature to a dance work; [in response to a question concerning John Cranko's criticism of José Limón's The moor's pavane] her refusal to criticize other choreographers' work; more on her refusal to engage in debate with Barnes; comic ballets including the special facility of the English for comedy; the analysis of other choreographers' approach as a job for critics and the public, not for her; ballet and mime; Serge Diaghilev, including his foresight in reviving the classic, full-length ballet; very briefly, [Robert] Helpmann's Hamlet; Benesh dance notation and the Royal Ballet; the importance of notation [ends abruptly].
- Disc 2 (approximately 14 minutes). Ninette de Valois and David Raher continue to speak about adapting literature to dance; collaboration in the creation of ballets; reasons for her concern about being quoted [regarding her opinions of other people's work].
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of David Raher
- Subject
- Note
- Interview with Dame Ninette de Valois conducted by David Raher on July 3, 1974 in London, England.
- Sound quality is good. There is continual extraneous hiss on disc 2, and occasional short gaps on both discs, but the speakers' voices are easily intelligible.
- 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 4-1212
- OCLC
- 78170303
- Author
- De Valois, Ninette, 1898-2001, interviewee.
- Title
- Interview with Ninette de Valois, 1974.
- Production
- 1974
- Type of Content
- spoken word
- Type of Medium
- audio
- Type of Carrier
- audio disc
- Event
- Recorded by David Raher 1974 London (England)
- 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 and one minute); 1 7/8 ips. originally recorded in 1974; transferred to wav file and compact disc formats in 2013.
- Local Note
- Former classmark: *MGZTC 3-1212
- Local Subject
- Drama and dance
- Added Author
- Raher, David, interviewer.Raher, David, donor
- Research Call Number
- *MGZTL 4-1212