Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Gruen, John

Description

1. 2 sound discs (approximately 53 minutes): digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Disc 1 (approximately 47 minutes). John Gruen speaks with Gary Chryst about his career at the Joffrey Ballet beginning with his unconventional parents and his upbringing in California, New Jersey, and New York; his discovery of dance while at the High School of the Performing Arts in New York; more on his parents; his work with Norman Walker and the circumstances of his becoming a dancer at the Joffrey Ballet; his brief detour into musical comedy and his memories of Molly Picon; his father's sudden death; some of Chryst's roles at the Joffrey Ballet; Robert Joffrey as a director; briefly, Gerald Arpino; his thoughts on his own dancing; [Leonide] Massine as a director, in particular with respect to Chryst in the role of the Chinese Conjurer in Massine's Parade; Chryst's thoughts when he is performing; dance as a means of expressing himself; the collegial nature of the company; more on his mother; his activities outside of dance; partnering; the severity of critics as a stifling factor for new choreographers [ends abruptly].
2. Disc 2 (approximately six minutes). John Gruen and Gary Chryst speak about Chryst's putative advice to aspiring male dancers; his admiration for Jerome Robbins' work including how he felt about dancing in Robbins' works Interplay and Moves.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of John Gruen, April 1974

Subject

1. Arpino, Gerald
2. Audiotapes > Chryst, G
3. Parade (Choreographic work : Massine)
4. Robbins, Jerome
5. Joffrey Ballet
6. Chryst, Gary
7. Joffrey, Robert

Call number

1. *MGZTL 4-138

Note

1. Interview with Gary Chryst conducted by John Gruen on January 4, 1974 at the American Ballet Center at the Joffrey Ballet in New York City. This interview was used as a basis for a chapter in John Gruen's book, The private world of ballet (New York, Viking Press).
2. For condensed and edited transcript, see: *MGZMT 3-138.
3. Sound quality is fair. There is extraneous noise and occasional short gaps.

Funding (note)

1. The conservation 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.

Author

1. Chryst, Gary, interviewee.

Title

1. Interview with Gary Chryst. January 4, 1974, 1974.

Production

1. 1974

Type of content

1. spoken word

Type of medium

1. audio

Type of carrier

1. audio disc

Event

1. Recorded by John Gruen 1974, January 4 New York (New York)

Funding

1. The conservation 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.

Original version

1. Original format: one sound cassette (approximately 53 minutes); 1 7/8 ips. originally recorded on January 4, 1974; transferred to wav file and compact disc formats in 2013.

Local note

1. Former classmark: *MGZTC 3-138

Added author

1. Gruen, John, interviewer.
2. Gruen, John, donor

Research call number

1. *MGZTL 4-138