Research Catalog

Title

Two interviews with Jerome Robbins. Feb. 1, 1977 [sound recording]

Author

Robbins, Jerome

Publication

1977.

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Details

Description

1 sound disc (ca. 38 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

• Part one (ca. 14 min.) [Begins abruptly.] Interview concerns Broadway librettist, lyricist and producer Oscar Hammerstein. Jerome Robbins discusses working with Hammerstein on the show, The king & I (1951); how Hammerstein wrote the script in collaboration with Robbins and dance arranger Trude Rittman; Hammerstein's working style and attitude; Robbins' work on various numbers as choreographer for the show; Hammerstein's sense of humor; Robbins work on various shows with Richard Rodgers and Hammerstein; anecdotes about The king and I; the financial agreement Robbins made to choreograph the show; more anecdotes about the show and the changes Robbins' made to Hammerstein's original script; [interview is interrupted abruptly by the following interview].
• Part two (ca. 24 min.) [Begins abruptly.] In an interview for The Mike Wallace show with a female interviewer, Robbins discusses the predominance of American dance worldwide; the role of the show, West Side story (1957) in the portrayal of American culture in the arts; the artistic goals of the show's creators; the problems of writing about dance; the strength of contemporary American dance and its influences; state support of dance companies in Europe in comparision with the U.S.; the founding and financing of his dance company Ballets: U.S.A.; the financial support for the New York City Ballet and other American dance companies; the growth of regional dance companies in the U.S.; the recognition of American dance abroad; more on the present strength of dance in the U.S. but its lack of qood choreographers; more on the financial support of dance in the U.S.; what makes dance "American"; dance in the U.S. as contrasted with the Soviet Union; dance critic Arlene Croce; the high number of celebrated choreographers in the U.S. in comparison with other countries; the diplomatic effect of American dance and more on its perception abroad.

Series Statement

Jerome Robbins Collection

Uniform Title

Mike Wallace show (Television program)

Alternative Title

Dance Audio Archive.

Subjects

• Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
• Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979 > King and I
• Dance companies
• Audiotapes > Robbins, J
• Robbins, Jerome > Interviews
• Dance > Economic aspects > United States
• Musical comedies > King and I

Note

• Disc contains two interviews with Jerome Robbins dated Feb. 1, 1977; interviewers are unknown.
• Handwritten on original tape side 1: 2/1/77 Interview re O. Hammerstein with Forbin King and I; handwritten on original tape side 2: 2/1/77 Interview C.B.S. for Mike Wallace scratched.

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 4-3067 JRC

OCLC

NYPT03-R31

Author

Robbins, Jerome, interviewee.

Title

Two interviews with Jerome Robbins. Feb. 1, 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 3-3067 JRC. The transcript was created by WNET/13 in connection with the documentary: Jerome Robbins: Something to dance about.

Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-3067 JRC

Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-3067 JRC

Preservation master: *MGZTP 10-3067 JRC

Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-3067 JRC

Source

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

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Local Subject

Audiotapes -- Robbins, J.

Musical comedies. King and I.

Added Title

Mike Wallace show (Television program)

Research Call Number

*MGZTL 4-3067 JRC