Research Catalog

Title

Interview with William Leighton [sound recording]

Author

Leighton, William.

Publication

1981.

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Details

Additional Authors

Sears, David, 1948-1992.

Description

1 sound disc (ca. 63 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

[Begins abruptly.] William Leighton speaks about the International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Miss., in particular how Jackson came to be the U.S. site for the Competition; the Jackson Ballet [possibly also known as the Jackson Civic Ballet Company; later Ballet Mississippi]; his early career and how he came to work with Robert Joffrey and the Joffrey Ballet; Joffrey's work Gamelan; Joffrey's relatively greater renown outside of the U.S., particularly in the [former] U.S.S.R.; changes over the years in the jury members' view of what constitutes classical dancing; structure of the Competition in Jackson, including reasons for confidentiality of the numerical scoring; relationship of the Competition held in Jackson to the International Ballet Competition held in Varna, Moscow, and the other Competition-site cities; U.S. legislation concerning the Competition; value for a dancer of participating in such competitions; role of the U.S. regional competitions; more on the Competition in Jackson, including auxiliary activities and the facilities; Mississippi Ballet Theatre; an upcoming exhibition of painting and stage design from the collection of Nikita D. Lobanov-Rostovsky, at the Mississippi Museum in Jackson; political issues affecting cultural exchange with the [former] U.S.S.R.[ends abruptly].

Donor/Sponsor

• Oral History Archive.
• Gift of David Sears.
• National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.

Subjects

• International Ballet Competition (Jackson, Miss.)
• International Ballet Competition
• Ballet > Competitions
• Audiotapes > Leighton, W
• Joffrey Ballet of Chicago
• Leighton, William
• Jackson Civic Ballet Company
• Jackson Ballet (Company)

Note

• Interview conducted by David Sears with William Leighton on Dec. 8, 1981.

Funding (note)

• Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.

Call Number

*MGZTL 4-1569

OCLC

NYPY04-R4

Author

Leighton, William. Interviewee

Title

Interview with William Leighton [sound recording]

Imprint

1981.

Funding

Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.

Local Note

Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-1569

Preservation master: *MGZTP 4-1569

Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-1569

Local Subject

Audiotapes -- Leighton, W.

Added Author

Sears, David, 1948-1992. Interviewer

Research Call Number

*MGZTL 4-1569