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Interview with Lynn Seymour
- Title
- Interview with Lynn Seymour [sound recording].
- Author
- Seymour, Lynn.
- Publication
- 2004.
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- Description
- 1 sound cassette (ca. 60 min.)
- Summary
- Side A (ca. 45 min.). Sir John Tooley introduces Lynn Seymour; Seymour describes her first encounter with Rudolf Nureyev in the 1960's; his generosity and willingness to help other dancers; dancing with him in Kenneth MacMillan's Images of love and in La bayadère at the Royal Ballet; Nureyev's rigor and clarity in preparing classical ballets; his nickname for Seymour; his love of and fascination with the English language; his adherence to the original Petipa choreography for his version of La bayadère; his commitment to ballet's classical values; dancing Giselle with Nureyev in the early 1960's; Seymour's and Nureyev's late starts in ballet training and their consequent sympathetic relationship; the effects of Nureyev's encouragement and positive attitude on other dancers; his Romeo and Juliet at the Palais des Sports; his work ethic; his various houses as sensual experiences and resting places rather than homes; his leisure habits; performing with Nureyev in ballets by Glen Tetley, in particular Pierrot lunaire; Seymour's belief that Nureyev did not really succeed as a modern dancer because he could not let go of his classical training; his commitment to new choreographers; his love of and studies in music; filming The sleeping beauty with Nureyev; his kindness in the process; his elitism and admiration of expertise.
- Side B (ca. 15 min.). Nureyev's quest for knowledge; the effects of Nureyev's partnership with Margot Fonteyn on other dancers and companies during the late 1960s and 1970s; Nureyev's reluctance to become a company director too early and jeopardize his dancing career; assisting Nureyev during the creation of Washington Square; his process and rigor in rehearsals; Nureyev's integrity as his most important artistic contribution.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Oral History Archive.
- Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation, 2004.
- Series Statement
- Rudolf Nureyev Collection
- Subjects
- Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991
- Washington Square (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
- Audiotapes > Seymour, L
- Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
- Holburne Museum of Art
- Seymour, Lynn, 1939-
- Pierrot lunaire (Choreographic work : Tetley)
- Royal Ballet
- Bayadère (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Petipa, M)
- Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
- Note
- Interview with Lynn Seymour conducted by Sir John Tooley regarding her memories of Rudolf Nureyev, in Bath, England, on July 2, 2004. The interview was conducted as part of a series of lectures in conjunction with the exhibition Rudolf Nureyev: the life of a dancer, held at The Holburne Museum of Art in Bath, England.
- The copyright to this recording is held by The Holburne Museum and University of Bath, Bath, England.
- Call Number
- *MGZTC 3-2447 RNC
- OCLC
- NYPY05-R10013
- Author
- Seymour, Lynn. Interviewee
- Title
- Interview with Lynn Seymour [sound recording].
- Imprint
- 2004.
- Series
- Rudolf Nureyev Collection
- Local Note
- Archive original compact disc: *MGZTLO 4-2447 RNC
- Local Subject
- Audiotapes -- Seymour, L.
- Added Author
- Tooley, John. InterviewerHolburne Museum of Art.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZTC 3-2447 RNC