Research Catalog

Title

Interview with Judy Kinberg. June 23, 2016

Author

Kinberg, Judy

Publication

2016

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Kendall, Elizabeth, 1947-

Description

[2] sound discs (approximately one hour and 46 minutes): digital; 4 3/4 in. +

Summary

Summary of contents (approximately 1hour and 46 minutes). Judy Kinberg speaks with Elizabeth Kendall about the preservation of the recordings of the television series Dance in America; making Steamheat [Great Performances: Dance in America: Bob Fosse: Steamheat; 1990], the documentary about Bob Fosse including how she found the writer for the program, William Henry III [William A. Henry III]; producing a film (1992) of Mark Morris's The hard nut; an anecdote about Jerome Robbins regarding the filming of his ballet Opus 19; more on The hard nut; the Balanchine celebration program (A Gala Balanchine Celebration; 1993), including the challenges of filming it; working with Matthew Diamond; the program on Paul Taylor entitled The Wreckers Ball (1989) including the unconventional set and working with Taylor; the 2002 film From Broadway: Fosse; her work with American Ballet Theatre beginning with the 1998 program Variety and Virtuosity: American Ballet Theatre Now; the 2004 program The dream, with American Ballet Theatre including her personal connection to the ballet The dream, by Frederick Ashton; the 1999 film of Le corsaire including why she had the dancers narrate the story; learning the Danish language; the 2005 program on Swan lake with Gillian Murphy as Odette/Odile; working with Kevin McKenzie; the editing process including the importance of sensitivity to the music; the program Born to be Wild, featuring Ethan Stiefel, Vladimir Malakhov, Angel Corella, and Jose Carreño; making the 2009 film, Something to dance about, a biography of Jerome Robbins including her determination that the portrayal of Robbins be open and even-handed; the role of intuition in her creative process; the three projects on which she worked with Robbins; the critical and popular success of the film; the short film celebrating the 50th anniversary of Alvin Ailey's work Revelations; her regret that the late Merrill Brockway and late Emile Ardolino are not present at this interview.

Alternative Title

• Dance Audio Archive
• Dance Oral History Project

Subject

• Kinberg, Judy > Interviews
• Diamond, Matthew, 1951-
• Taylor, Paul, 1930-2018
• Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987
• Murphy, Gillian
• Robbins, Jerome
• Ailey, Alvin
• American Ballet Theatre
• Dance in America
• Hard nut (Choreographic work : Morris)
• Dance in motion pictures, television, etc
• Dance in motion pictures, television, etc. > Production and direction
• Documentary films

Genre/Form

• Oral histories.
• Interviews.
• Sound recordings.

Note

• Interview with Judy Kinberg conducted by Elizabeth Kendall on June 23, 2016, in New York City, for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division Oral History Project at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. This interview is the follow-up interview to the (permission required) interview with Judy Kinberg cataloged under the title: Interview with Judy Kinberg, May 7, 9, and 14, 2014; call number *MGZTL 4-3033.
• For transcript see: *MGZMT 3-3335.
• As of April 2018, only the transcript (permission required) of the audio recording of this interview is available. The audio recording for this interview is undergoing processing and will be available for auditing (subject to the required permission) in the near future.
• Title supplied by cataloger.

Access (note)

• Permission required.
• Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.

Funding (note)

• The creation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.

Call Number

*MGZMT 3-3335

OCLC

1030962230

Author

Kinberg, Judy, interviewee.

Title

Interview with Judy Kinberg. June 23, 2016

Imprint

2016

Type of Content

spoken word

text

Type of Medium

audio

unmediated

Type of Carrier

audio disc

volume

Digital File Characteristics

audio file

Restricted Access

Permission required.

Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.

Event

Recorded for The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 2016, June 23 New York (N.Y.)

Funding

The creation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.

Added Author

Kendall, Elizabeth, 1947- interviewer.

Research Call Number

*MGZMT 3-3335