Research Catalog

Title

Interview with Susan Jaffe [sound recording]

Author

Jaffe, Susan.

Publication

2000-2001.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Hunt, Marilyn, 1937-

Description

4 sound cassettes (ca. 230 min.) +

Summary

• Cassette 1 (ca. 90 min.). Dec. 30, 2000 in Santa Fe, N.M. at the home of Marilyn Hunt. Jaffe discusses her first dance experiences; becoming serious about ballet; her family life; her technique; joining American Ballet Theatre; the support of Mikhail Baryshnikov in her career; finding herself as a performer and person; changes in her position in the company and in ABT as a whole under different directors; approaching her roles as an actor; analyzes the roles of Manon and Odette/Odile; working with Hugh Laing; ballet's meaning for her; her relationship to the audience and to the music; working with conductors, in particular Paul Connelly.
• Cassette 2 (ca. 30 min.). Jaffe discusses Baryshnikov's productions at American Ballet Theatre and her admiration of his vision; her own response to Ballet Theatre's programming; working with Jiri Kylian; Twyla Tharp and the creation of How near to heaven.
• Cassette 3 (ca. 90 min.) May 18, 2001 in New York City. Jaffe discusses her experiences working with Mark Morris; her interpretation of Giselle; injuries; psychological aspects of being a performer; her admiration for Marcia Haydée; the character of Tatiana in Onegin; she reads from Pushkin's poem; her health; turning points in her life; her interest in alternative health issues; reflects on her carreer and current priorities. [Interview breaks and resumes on 6/11/01 in New York City. The remainder of the interview has intermittent audio difficulties with some sections nearly inaudible. Transcriber worked with interviewer and interviewee to decipher these sections.] Her thoughts on Mikhail Baryshnikov both personally and professionally; Baryshnikov's production of Swan lake; her difficult partnership with Andris Liepa.
• Cassette 4 (ca. 20 min.). Discussion of Swan Lake and Liepa continues; the effect of Baryshnikov's directorship on American Ballet Theatre; compares Baryshnikov and Kevin McKenzie's directing styles; McKenzie's influence on her.

Donor/Sponsor

National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.

Alternative Title

• Dance Oral History Project.
• Dance Audio Archive.

Subjects

• Liepa, Andris
• Morris, Mark, 1956-
• Ballet dancers > United States > Biography
• Tharp, Twyla
• Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837
• Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
• Jaffe, Susan
• McKenzie, Kevin
• Onegin (Choreographic work : Cranko)
• Audiotapes > Jaffe, S
• American Ballet Theatre
• Giselle (Choreographic work)
• Kylian, Jiri, 1947-
• Connelly, Paul
• Swan lake (Choreographic work : Baryshnikov after Ivanov and Petipa, M)

Note

• Interview conducted by Marilyn Hunt, on Dec. 30, 2000 at the Hunt's home in Santa Fe, N.M., and on May 18, 2001 and June 11, 2001 in New York City.
• for transcript see: *MGZMT 3-2312.
• Sound quality is not good in the latter part of cassette 3 and all of cassette 4.

Access (note)

• Permission required during the lifetime of the oral author.
• Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.

Funding (note)

• Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.

Call Number

*MGZMT 3-2312

OCLC

NYPY02-R42

Author

Jaffe, Susan. Interviewee

Title

Interview with Susan Jaffe [sound recording]

Imprint

2000-2001.

Access

Permission required during the lifetime of the oral author.

Funding

Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.

Restricted Access

Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.

Local Subject

Audiotapes -- Jaffe, S.

Added Author

Hunt, Marilyn, 1937- Interviewer

Research Call Number

*MGZMT 3-2312 [Transcript]

*MGZTC 3-2312 (sound cassettes)