Research Catalog

Title

Interview with Jerome Robbins. Nov.30, 1981 [sound recording]

Author

Robbins, Jerome

Publication

1981.

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Details

Additional Authors

Kriegsman, Alan M.

Description

1 sound disc (ca. 19 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

In a telephone interview in which only Jerome Robbins' side of the conversation is heard, Jerome Robbins discusses the difficulty of identifying his most meaningful ballets; his pride in the current New York City Ballet production of Fancy free (1944) and in his ballet, The Goldberg variations (1971); the current production of his ballet, Dances at a gathering (1969) in comparison with the original; his idea for an autobiographical work for the theater encompassing all that he knows about the performing arts; performing in China with New York City Ballet; the importance of the National Endowment for the Arts; dance on television; his current work on the ballet Gershwin concerto (1982); his feelings about choreographing Tchaikovsky's music; being misquoted about his work.

Series Statement

Jerome Robbins Collection

Alternative Title

Dance Audio Archive.

Subjects

• Robbins, Jerome > Interviews
• Audiotapes > Robbins, J

Note

• Jerome Robbins' responses to questions posed during a telephone interview conducted by dance critic Alan Kriegsman on Nov. 30, 1981. Only Robbins' side of the conversation is recorded.
• Title on container (handwritten): Alan Kriegsman interview Nov. 30, 1981.

Access (note)

• Permission required.

Funding (note)

• Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Source (note)

• WNET/13

Call Number

*MGZTL 4-3076 JRC

OCLC

NYPT03-R22

Author

Robbins, Jerome, interviewee.

Title

Interview with Jerome Robbins. Nov.30, 1981 [sound recording]

Imprint

1981.

Series

Jerome Robbins Collection

Access

Permission required.

Funding

Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Local Note

For transcript see *MGZMT 3-3076 JRC. The transcript was created by WNET/13 in connection with the documentary: Jerome Robbins: Something to dance about.

Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-3076 JRC

Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-3076 JRC

Preservation master: *MGZTP 10-3076 JRC

Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-3076 JRC

Source

Transcript Gift; WNET/13, 2008. NN-PD

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Local Subject

Audiotapes -- Robbins, J.

Added Author

Kriegsman, Alan M. Interviewer

Research Call Number

*MGZTL 4-3076 JRC