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John Gruen presents Great artists of the dance : Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev.

Title: John Gruen presents Great artists of the dance : Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev.
Author: Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991.
Publication: 1977.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Text	Supervised use	*MGZMT 3-2473	Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Description

26 leaves typescript (photocopy); 30 cm.

Summary

On p. 1-14 are John Gruen's introductory remarks, followed by his interview with Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. Fonteyn and Nureyev speak about their partnership, including its beginnings; the creation of Frederick Ashton's ballet Marguerite and Armand for them; their teachers, including Nureyev's teacher Aleksandr Pushkin; identity and stage roles; modern dance, in particular dancing in Martha Graham's ballet Lucifer; acting in films, including Nureyev's role as Rudolph Valentino in Ken Russell's [1977] film Valentino; Nureyev's new production of Romeo and Juliet.
On p. 14-26 are Fonteyn's and Nureyev's answers to questions from the audience with occasional comments by Gruen.

Donor/Sponsor

Dance Audio Archive.

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Note

Transcript of an interview conducted by John Gruen with Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev before a live audience on March 7, 1977, at Town Hall, New York City, in the inaugural program of a series Great artists of the dance.

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Call Number

*MGZMT 3-2473

OCLC

185035811

Author

Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991. Interviewee

Title

John Gruen presents Great artists of the dance : Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev.

Imprint

1977.

Local Note

The transcript was not prepared by the Library and may contain inaccuracies and omissions.

Restricted Access

Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.

Added Author

Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993 Interviewee

Gruen, John. Interviewer

Gruen, John Donor

Research Call Number

*MGZMT 3-2473 [transcript]