Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Gruen, John.

Description

1. 1 sound disc (ca. 70 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Felia Doubrovska discusses her early years in St. Petersburg and her training at the school of the Maryinsky Theater Ballet; her years in Dyagilev's Ballets Russes; her association with members of that company including Diaghilev, Olga Spessivtzeva, Alexandra Danilova, and George Balanchine; her role in Balanchine's Prodigal son; her marriage to Pierre Vladimirov; teaching at the School of American Ballet.

Donor/Sponsor

1. John Gruen Collection of Oral History Tapes.
2. Oral History Archive.
3. National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.

Subject

1. Doubrovska, Felia, 1896-1981
2. Diaghilev, Serge, 1872-1929
3. Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997
4. Spessivtzeva, Olga, 1895-1991
5. Vladimiroff, Pierre, 1893-1970
6. Balanchine, George
7. Ballets russes
8. Saint Petersburg. Maryinsky Theater. Ballet
9. Saint Petersburg. Maryinsky Theater. Ballet School
10. School of American Ballet
11. Prodigal son (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Call number

1. *MGZTL 4-150

Note

1. Interviewed by John Gruen November 30, 1972, in New York City.
2. For transcript, see: *MGZMT 3-150.
3. This interview was used as a basis for a chapter in John Gruen's book, The private world of ballet (Viking Press, New York).

Funding (note)

1. Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.

Author

1. Doubrovska, Felia, 1896-1981. Interviewee

Title

1. Interview with Felia Doubrovska [sound recording]

Imprint

1. 1972.

Funding

1. Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.

Local note

1. *MGZTC 3-150 (Former classmark)
2. Arch. orig.: *MGZTCO 3-150.
3. Preservation master: *MGZTP 4-150.
4. Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-150.

Local subject

1. Audiotapes -- Doubrovska, F.

Added author

1. Gruen, John. Interviewer

Research call number

1. *MGZTL 4-150