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Additional authors

1. Gruen, John.

Description

1. 1 sound cassette (53 min.) : analog, mono.

Summary

1. SUMMARY: Mr. Joffrey discusses the Joffrey Ballet's Diaghilev celebration program held at the Mark Hellinger Theater, New York. He discusses the ballets L'après-midi d'un faune, Le spectre de la rose, Petrouchka, and Parade, and describes working with Rudolf Nureyev who danced Nijinsky's roles in all of the ballets except Parade. Recordings of Debussy's L'après-midi d'un faune and of Von Weber's Invitation to the dance (the score for Le spectre de la rose) are played in their entirety.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Oral History Archive. Gift of John Gruen.
2. National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.

Uniform title

1. Sound of dance (Radio program)

Subject

1. Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
2. Spectre de la rose (Choreographic work : Fokin)
3. Afternoon of a faun (Choreographic work : Nijinsky)

Call number

1. *MGZTC 3-728

Note

1. Host: John Gruen. Broadcast 4 March 1979 by radio station WNCN-FM, New York on its series The sound of dance.

Author

1. Joffrey, Robert. Interviewee

Title

1. Interview with Robert Joffrey [sound recording]

Imprint

1. 1979.

Local note

1. Archival original: *MGZTO 10-728; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester, full-track.
2. Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-728; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester, full-track.
3. Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.

Local subject

1. Audiotapes -- Joffrey, R.

Added author

1. Gruen, John. Interviewer

Added title

1. Sound of dance (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *MGZTC 3-728