- Additional Authors
- Gruen, John
- Description
- 1 streaming file (approximately 54 minutes) : digital, stereo
- Summary
- John Gruen introduces his guest, Martine van Hamel; Gruen and Martine van Hamel speak about her background and her time at the National Ballet of Canada; her experience at the International Ballet Competition at Varna, Bulgaria; Gruen speaks about Van Hamel's dancing; [a recording of an excerpt of the music (Johannes Brahms' Quintet in G major, op. 111) from Dennis Nahat's ballet Brahms quintet, is played; commercial announcement]; Gruen speaks about Van Hamel's upcoming roles with American Ballet Theatre; Van Hamel and Gruen speak about the hierarchy of dancers at American Ballet Theatre including the frequent appearance of guest artists; Hamel describes her typical day when performing; her interpretation of the Queen of the Wilis; [a recording of an excerpt of the music, by Adolphe Adam, from the ballet Giselle, is played]; Van Hamel speaks about learning new roles; roles she would like to dance including her interest in dancing modern works; [commercial announcements; Gruen's closing remarks; music and unidentified speaker's closing remarks].
- Uniform Title
- Sound of dance (Radio program)
- Subjects
- Note
- Interview with Martine van Hamel conducted by John Gruen, as host on radio station WNCN-FM, New York on its series The sound of dance, for broadcast on October 27, 1975.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Sound quality is good.
- Access (note)
- Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
- 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
- *MGZTC 3-357 (former)
- OCLC
- 77971091
- Author
Van Hamel, Martine, 1945- interviewee.
- Title
Interview with Martine van Hamel. October 27, 1975.
- Production
1975
- Type of Content
spoken word
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Restricted Access
Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
- Event
Broadcast by WNCN-FM 1975, October 27 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 54 minutes); quarter-track; 1.875 ips.; transferred to wav file and streaming file formats in 2014.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZTC 3-357
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- Added Author
Gruen, John, interviewer.
- Added Title
Sound of dance (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
*MGZTC 3-357 (former)