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Additional authors

1. Sears, David, 1948-1992.
2. Corben, Rima.

Description

1. 2 sound discs (ca. 96 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Disc 1 (ca. 48 min.). Robert Joffrey speaks about the 25th anniversary of the Joffrey Ballet; the program for the upcoming gala; the history and development of the company; his former teacher Mary Ann Wells; the company's repertoire; his work Postcards [discussion of photographs by Herbert Migdoll?]; Gerald Arpino's new ballet Light rain; repertoire for the coming season; the company's connection to Ronald Reagan; more on the gala celebrations; nature of dance audiences; reminiscences regarding his father; his earliest choreographic experience [ends abruptly].
2. Disc 2 (ca. 48 min.). Creativity and privacy; issue of a work's longevity; the company's tours in India and Russia [former U.S.S.R]; more on Arpino's new work Light rain; more on the history of the company and the Joffrey Ballet School; relationship of the company's repertoire to the company's style; 20th anniversary's focus on American ballets; speaks briefly about Jiri Kylian, Laura Dean, Trisha Brown, and Moses [Pendleton ?]; the pre-gala block party; views on multi-media works; the relationship of contemporary composers and choreographers; reminiscences of Felia Doubrovska; Francesca Corkle [ends abruptly].

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of David Sears.
2. Oral History Archive.
3. National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.

Subject

1. Joffrey, Robert
2. Joffrey Ballet
3. Joffrey Ballet > History
4. Joffrey Ballet > Anniversaries, etc

Call number

1. *MGZTL 4-1561

Note

1. Recording is marred by extraneous noise. Rima [Corben] is also present and occasionally participates in the conversation.
2. Interview with Robert Joffrey conducted by David Sears at a restaurant in New York, N.Y. on Sept. 29, 1981, for an article by Sears published in the Nov. 1981 issue of Dance magazine.

Funding (note)

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

Author

1. Joffrey, Robert. Interviewee

Title

1. Interview with Robert Joffrey [sound recording]

Imprint

1. 1981.

Funding

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

Local note

1. Arch. orig.: *MGZTCO 3-1561
2. Preservation master: *MGZTP 4-1561 nos. 1-2
3. Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-1561 nos. 1-2

Local subject

1. Audiotapes -- Joffrey, R.

Added author

1. Sears, David, 1948-1992. Interviewer
2. Corben, Rima.

Research call number

1. *MGZTL 4-1561