Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Gruen, John

Description

1. 1 sound disc (approximately 46 minutes.): digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. John Gruen speaks with Lesley Collier about her career at the Royal Ballet beginning with her early dance training, including at the [Royal Ballet] school; some of her roles at the Royal Ballet; her family including her husband, Geoffrey Price, and her views on children; how she feels when she performs [Gruen describes Collier's physical appearance]; her husband's support of her career; partners, including Wayne Sleep; dancing with Rudolf Nureyev in [Jerome Robbins'] Dances at a gathering; the hierarchy of the company, including the rank of coryphée; her progress from corps member to soloist; performing the role of Anastasia [in Kenneth MacMillan's ballet Anastasia]; Antoinette Sibleyand Monica Mason; Gerd [Larsen]; preparing for roles; touring, in Eastern Europe and in New York; the sheltered life of a dancer at the Royal Ballet; having to prove oneself anew in every performance; her current career as the fulfillment of her childhood dream.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of John Gruen, April 1974

Subject

1. Collier, Lesley
2. Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
3. Sleep, Wayne
4. Larsen, Gerd
5. Royal Ballet
6. Anastasia (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
7. Audiotapes > Collier, L

Call number

1. *MGZTL 4-141

Note

1. For transcript, see: *MGZMT 3-141.
2. Interview with Lesley Collier conducted by John Gruen on July 18, 1972, in London, England. This interview was intended to be used as a basis for a chapter in John Gruen's book, The private world of ballet (New York, Viking Press), but in fact does not appear in the published book.
3. Sound quality is good overall. There is occasional extraneous noise.

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. Collier, Lesley, interviewee.

Title

1. Interview with Lesley Collier. July 18, 1972 [sound recording], 1972.

Production

1. 1972

Type of content

1. spoken word

Type of medium

1. audio

Type of carrier

1. audio disc

Event

1. Recorded by John Gruen 1972, July 18 London, England.

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 46 minutes); 1 7/8 ips. originally recorded on July 18, 1972; transferred to wav file and compact disc formats in 2013.

Local note

1. Former classmark: *MGZTC 3-141

Added author

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

Research call number

1. *MGZTL 4-141