- Additional Authors
- Gruen, John
- Description
- 1 streaming audio file (approximately 58 minutes): digital
- Summary
- Streaming audio file (approximately 58 minutes). John Gruen, host, speaks about two George Balanchine premieres:The steadfast tin soldier and Chaconne; Gruen introduces his guest Ted Kivitt; Kivitt speaks about his background including how he first began to study dance; his early career; dancing with American Ballet Theatre including the changes over the years in the company and the public's expectations of male dancers [a recording of music by Daniel François Auber used in Victor Gsovsky's ballet Grand pas classique is played; commercial announcements follow]; Gruen and Kivitt speak further about Kivitt's career at American Ballet Theatre including an anecdote about his dancing an encore, as it were, with Eleanor D'Antuono; the effect of the guest artist system, including defectors from the [former] Soviet Union, on the company; Cynthia Gregory; his own dancing including as a character dancer; his marriage and dance partnership with Karena Brock; his partnering of Natalia Makarova; dancing with Carla Fracci; Toni Lander [a recording of music by Giacomo Meyerbeer used in Frederick Ashton's ballet Les patineurs is played; commercial announcements follow]; Kivitt speaks about his hopes regarding his future at American Ballet Theatre [Gruen's closing remarks; music; ends abruptly].
- Donor/Sponsor
- Oral History Archive.
- Uniform Title
- Sound of dance (Radio program)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Radio programs.
- Sound recordings.
- Note
- Interview with Ted Kivitt conducted by John Gruen, as host, for broadcast on January 26, 1976 by radio station WNCN-FM, New York on its series The sound of dance.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Sound quality is good overall.
- Funding (note)
- The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
- Call Number
- *MGZTCO 3-321 Side B
- OCLC
- 78511243
- Author
Kivitt, Ted, interviewee.
- Title
Interview with Ted Kivitt, 1976
- Production
1976
- Type of Content
spoken word
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Event
Recorded by WNCN-FM, New York 1976, January 26 New York (N.Y.)
- Funding
The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
- Original Version
Original format: one sound cassette (approximately 58 minutes); transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgztco3321_v01f02_sc.
- Local Note
Former class mark: *MGZTC 3-321 Side B.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
Dance company tours.
- Added Author
Gruen, John, interviewer.
- Added Title
Sound of dance (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
*MGZTCO 3-321 Side B