Research Catalog
Interview with Alicia Alonso
- Title
- Interview with Alicia Alonso [sound recording]
- Author
- Alonso, Alicia, 1920-2019
- Publication
- 1979.
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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 2 | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTL 4-1228 disc 2 | 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 1 | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTL 4-1228 disc 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Hering, Doris
- Description
- 2 sound discs (ca. 70 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Disc 1 (ca. 63 min.). Alonso speaks about substituting for Alicia Markova in the role of Giselle; defining Giselle for herself; the importance of working closely with the corps de ballet; discussion of different versions of the ballet; type and degree of pointe work in the ballet as originally performed; dancing with Igor Youskevitch as Albrecht; her interpretation of Giselle's character and cause of death; her interpretation of Hilarion's character [gap]; her view of Lise in Fille mal gardée; her continuing introduction of changes in her dancing of Giselle; discussion of Galina Ulanova's Giselle; Alicia Markova's Giselle; Alonso's triple roles as performer, teacher, and director of her own company; discussion of different partners; the Ballet Nacional de Cuba; other dancers' Giselles; working with Anthony Tudor; brief discussion of other productions of Giselle and of other partners [ends abruptly].
- Disc 2 (ca. 7 min.). Serge Lifar's Albrecht and staging of Giselle; Alonso's views on the staging of Giselle [ends abruptly].
- Donor/Sponsor
- New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
- Gift of Doris Hering.
- Oral History Archive.
- Subjects
- Note
- Interview with Alicia Alonso conducted by Doris Hering on July 21, 1979 in connection with research for her book Giselle & Albrecht: American Ballet Theatre's romantic lovers.
- Funding (note)
- Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
- Call Number
- *MGZTL 4-1228
- OCLC
- NYPY03-R14
- Author
- Alonso, Alicia, 1920-2019, interviewee.
- Title
- Interview with Alicia Alonso [sound recording]
- Imprint
- 1979.
- Funding
- Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
- Local Note
- Arch. orig.: *MGZTCO 3-1228 nos. 1-2.Preservation master: *MGZTP 4-1228 nos. 1-2.Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-1228 nos. 1-2.
- Local Subject
- Audiotapes -- Alonso, A.
- Added Author
- Hering, Doris, interviewer.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZTL 4-1228