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Additional authors

1. Duffy, Martha.

Description

1. 2 sound discs (ca. 1 hr., 14 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Disc 1 (ca. 48 min.) Jerome Robbins speaks briefly about his upcoming retrospective, Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989). [Interview begins after a short pause.] Robbins discusses his early influences, including the dance classes of Senia Gluck-Sandor and Felicia Sorel; Gluck-Sandor's ideas and teaching; his first experiences with ballet; auditioning for George Balanchine and working with him on Broadway, and then for American Ballet Theatre; more on his work with Balanchine [break]. Robbins discusses the influence of the Works Progress Administration in developing his interest in American culture; his admiration for the dancing of Tanaquil Le Clercq and Maria Tallchief in Symphony in C (Ballet Society, 1948); Le Clercq's importance to his choreography; working with Balanchine and the New York City Ballet during the 1950s; his social life during the period; his friendship with Le Clercq and Balanchine; working with Ethel Merman in Gypsy (1959); the unifying creative approach taken by Robbins and his collaborators for West Side story (1957); the difficulty in getting the show produced; its innovative aspects in score, scenery and the use of dancers; his direction and choreography of Fiddler on the roof (1964); the choreography of the numbers included in Jerome Robbins Broadway in relation to the original works.
2. Disc 2 (ca. 26 min.) Robbins discusses his interpretation of Glass' music for Glass pieces (1983); his future plans; the places he likes to spend time, including Spoleto, Italy, and New York City; his various circles of friends; his attendance of performances and cultural events, and his reading interests [disc ends abruptly].

Series statement

1. Jerome Robbins Collection

Alternative title

1. Dance Audio Archive.

Subject

1. Balanchine, George
2. Balanchine, George > Symphony in C
3. Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 > West Side story
4. Robbins, Jerome > Interviews
5. Glass pieces (Choreographic work : Robbins)
6. Gluck-Sandor, Senia
7. American Ballet Theatre
8. New York City Ballet
9. Bock, Jerry > Fiddler on the roof
10. Audiotapes > Robbins, J
11. Musical comedies > Jerome Robbins' Broadway
12. Le Clercq, Tanaquil

Call number

1. *MGZTL 4-3097 JRC

Note

1. Interview conducted by journalist Martha Duffy on Nov. 29, 1988.

Access (note)

1. Permission required.

Funding (note)

1. Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Source (note)

1. WNET/13

Author

1. Robbins, Jerome, interviewee.

Title

1. Interview with Jerome Robbins. Nov. 29, 1988 [sound recording]

Imprint

1. 1988.

Series

1. Jerome Robbins Collection

Access

1. Permission required.

Funding

1. Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Local note

1. For transcript see *MGZMT 3-3097 JRC. The transcript was created by WNET/13 in connection with the documentary: Jerome Robbins: Something to dance about.
2. Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-3097 JRC
3. Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-3097 JRC
4. Preservation master: *MGZTP 10-3097 JRC
5. Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-3097 JRC

Source

1. Transcript Gift; WNET/13, 2008. NN-PD

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1. Request Access to Special Collections (Dance Division) material

Local subject

1. Audiotapes -- Robbins, J.
2. Musical comedies. Jerome Robbins' Broadway.

Added author

1. Duffy, Martha. Interviewer

Research call number

1. *MGZTL 4-3097 JRC