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Description

1. 1 sound disc (ca. 20 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. In a letter to Bob (surname unknown), Jerome Robbins discusses the inclusion of the ballet, Interplay (1945) in the program of Ballets: U.S.A., then on tour in Europe sponsored by the U.S. State Department. Robbins discusses the difficulties of putting the ballet into the company's current program; his intention to include the ballet in performances in Athens and Dubrovnik; a festival director's disappointment in having the ballet, Moves (1959) removed from the program; the lack of trust and support shown to his dance company by the State Department. Letter ends (ca. 5 min.). The remaining (ca. 15 min.) of recording contains folk songs from Yugoslavia.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Oral History Archive.

Series statement

1. Jerome Robbins Collection

Subject

1. Interplay (Choreographic work : Robbins)
2. Ballets: U.S.A
3. Robbins, Jerome > Friends and associates
4. Audiotapes > Robbins, J

Call number

1. *MGZTL 4-3294 JRC

Note

1. Recorded in 1959 in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia (now Croatia).
2. Handwritten on container: Folk songs from Yugoslavian combos plus correspondence.

Access (note)

1. Permission required.

Funding (note)

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

Author

1. Robbins, Jerome.

Title

1. Letter regarding Interplay [sound recording] ; Folk songs from Yugoslavian combos.

Imprint

1. 1959.

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. Archive original: *MGZT0 7-3294 JRC
2. Preservation master: *MGZTP 10-3294 JRC
3. Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-3294 JRC

Local subject

1. Audiotapes -- Robbins, J.

Research call number

1. *MGZTL 4-3294 JRC