Research Catalog

Title

Interview with Jerome Robbins. 1974

Author

Robbins, Jerome

Publication

1974

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Details

Additional Authors

Reynolds, Nancy, 1938-

Description

1 sound disc (approximately one hour and three minutes): digital

Summary

• Jerome Robbins discusses his early work and association with George Balanchine; joining and later becoming an artistic director of the New York City Ballet; the creative evolution of his ballet, The Guests (1949); dancing the lead role in Balanchine's Prodigal son (1950); Balanchine's method of conveying his choreography to dancers; Robbins' ability to reconstruct his ballets from memory and other methods for preserving his choreography; the financial resources of New York City Ballet; its audience; more on dancing the lead role in Prodigal son; his leading role in Balanchine's ballet Tyl Ulenspiegel (1951) and the production in general; his transition from performer to choreographer; Reynolds and Robbins discuss the role of dancers versus choreographers in the creative process; Robbins discusses corps de ballet dancers and their ability to become principals.
• Robbins discusses the creation and production of his ballet, The age of Anxiety (1950); the costuming and scenery for the ballet; collaborating with George Balanchine on the ballets Jones Beach (1950) and Pulcinella (1972); Robbins and Reynolds discuss the problems of writing about ballet; Robbins discusses his ballets Ballade (1952), Pied piper (1951), The cage (1951), Interplay (1945), The concert (1956) and Afternoon of a faun (1953) [ends abruptly].

Series Statement

Jerome Robbins Collection

Alternative Title

Dance Audio Archive.

Subject

• Balanchine, George
• Robbins, Jerome > Interviews
• Age of anxiety (Choreographic work : Robbins)
• Guests (Choreographic work : Robbins)
• Prodigal son (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
• Pulcinella (Choreographic work : Balanchine and Robbins)
• Tyl Ulenspiegel (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Note

• Interview conducted by Nancy Reynolds on June 8, 1974, for her book, Repertory in review: 40 years of the New York City Ballet. (New York: Dial Press, 1977). An additional 16 minutes of this interview (also "permission required") is cataloged under the call number *MGZTL 4-3323 (sound disc 2).

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 4-3075 JRC

OCLC

NYPT03-R27

Author

Robbins, Jerome, interviewee.

Title

Interview with Jerome Robbins. 1974

Imprint

1974

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 3-3075 JRC. The transcript was created by WNET/13 in connection with the documentary: Jerome Robbins: Something to dance about.

Preservation master: *MGZTP 10-3075 JRC

Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-3075 JRC

Former call number: *MGZTL 4-3075 JRC

Source

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

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Local Subject

Audiotapes -- Robbins, J.

Added Author

Reynolds, Nancy, 1938- Interviewer

Research Call Number

*MGZTL 4-3075 JRC