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Description

1. 1 sound disc (ca. 50 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Jerome Robbins discusses his early career and influences, including choreographer Senia Gluck-Sandor, dancing in Broadway choruses and collaborating with Leonard Bernstein on their ballet Fancy free (1944); the influences for his ballet, Dances at a gathering (1969); inspiration versus hard work; the significance of music, specifically Bach's Goldberg variations in his choreography; the discipline of New York City Ballet dancers; his creative process; the formation of his company, Ballets: U.S.A. in 1958 and the recruitment of dancers; his ballet, Moves (1959) as performed by various dance companies [pause]; his work as director and choreographer on various Hollywood films; his idea for the show West Side story (1957) based on Romeo and Juliet [pause]; working with dancers Mikhail Baryshnikov and Natalia Makarova in the ballet Other dances (1976); his interest in the music of Frederic Chopin; his dislike of theorizing about his work.
2. Robbins discusses ballet criticism and the effect of media culture on criticism; public support of dance in the U.S.; his decision to stop performing; his interests outside of ballet; dancers for whom he wished he had created ballets; his father's occupation. [Tape ends abruptly; remaining ca. 8 min. of disc. contains unidentified music.]

Series statement

1. Jerome Robbins Collection

Alternative title

1. Dance Audio Archive.

Subject

1. Audiotapes > Robbins, J
2. Robbins, Jerome > Interviews

Call number

1. *MGZTL 4-3073 JRC

Note

1. Interview conducted on Feb. 4, 1977 in New York, N.Y. for the Washington star; interviewer's surname is Walsh.
2. Title on container (handwritten): Walsh Feb. 4. 77. Wash star J.R. in N.Y.

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. Feb. 4, 1977 [sound recording]

Imprint

1. 1977.

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 3-3073 JRC. The transcript was created by WNET/13 in connection with the documentary: Jerome Robbins: Something to dance about.
2. Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-3073 JRC
3. Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-3073 JRC
4. Preservation master: *MGZTP 10-3073 JRC
5. Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-3073 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.

Research call number

1. *MGZTL 4-3073 JRC