Research Catalog

Title

Interview with Jerome Robbins. Feb. 4, 1977 [sound recording]

Author

Robbins, Jerome

Publication

1977.

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Details

Description

1 sound disc (ca. 50 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

• Jerome Robbins discusses his early career and influences, including choreographer Senia Gluck-Sandor, dancing in Broadway choruses and collaborating with Leonard Bernstein on their ballet Fancy free (1944); the influences for his ballet, Dances at a gathering (1969); inspiration versus hard work; the significance of music, specifically Bach's Goldberg variations in his choreography; the discipline of New York City Ballet dancers; his creative process; the formation of his company, Ballets: U.S.A. in 1958 and the recruitment of dancers; his ballet, Moves (1959) as performed by various dance companies [pause]; his work as director and choreographer on various Hollywood films; his idea for the show West Side story (1957) based on Romeo and Juliet [pause]; working with dancers Mikhail Baryshnikov and Natalia Makarova in the ballet Other dances (1976); his interest in the music of Frederic Chopin; his dislike of theorizing about his work.
• Robbins discusses ballet criticism and the effect of media culture on criticism; public support of dance in the U.S.; his decision to stop performing; his interests outside of ballet; dancers for whom he wished he had created ballets; his father's occupation. [Tape ends abruptly; remaining ca. 8 min. of disc. contains unidentified music.]

Series Statement

Jerome Robbins Collection

Alternative Title

Dance Audio Archive.

Subjects

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

Note

• Interview conducted on Feb. 4, 1977 in New York, N.Y. for the Washington star; interviewer's surname is Walsh.
• Title on container (handwritten): Walsh Feb. 4. 77. Wash star J.R. in N.Y.

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 4-3073 JRC

OCLC

NYPT03-R26

Author

Robbins, Jerome, interviewee.

Title

Interview with Jerome Robbins. Feb. 4, 1977 [sound recording]

Imprint

1977.

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 3-3073 JRC. The transcript was created by WNET/13 in connection with the documentary: Jerome Robbins: Something to dance about.

Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-3073 JRC

Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-3073 JRC

Preservation master: *MGZTP 10-3073 JRC

Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-3073 JRC

Source

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

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Local Subject

Audiotapes -- Robbins, J.

Research Call Number

*MGZTL 4-3073 JRC