- Additional Authors
- Gruen, John
- Description
- 1 streaming file (approximately one hour) : digital, stereo
- Summary
- Streaming file 1 (approximately one hour). [Introductory remarks by Oscar Buhler.] John Gruen introduces his guest, Rebecca Wright; Gruen and Wright discuss her roles at the Joffrey Ballet including Titania in Frederick Ashton's The dream; her reasons for leaving the Joffrey Ballet and joining American Ballet Theatre; her experience so far at American Ballet Theatre; her upcoming roles including in a new production of The sleeping beauty, staged by Mary Skeaping [an excerpt of a recording of The sleeping beauty, by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, is played]; her role in Agnes de Mille's Rodeo; her background and training including the influence of Robert Joffrey; reasons a number of dancers have recently left the Joffrey Ballet; Agnes de Mille's new ballet Texas fourth; casting at American Ballet Theatre; additional upcoming roles including in Le sacre du printemps [Rite of spring] with Baryshnikov; [an excerpt of a recording of music composed by Aaron Copland for Rodeo, the Buckaroo section, is played]; why she dances; [an excerpt of a recording of the music composed by Aaron Copland for Rodeo, the Hoedown section, is played]; Wright, a soloist, speaks about working with principal dancers at American Ballet Theatre, including Makarova, Nureyev, Baryshnikov, Marcia Haydée, and Ivan [Nagy]; Gruen's closing remarks; [music and closing remarks of Oscar Buhler].
- Uniform Title
- Sound of dance (Radio program)
- Alternative Title
- Dance Audio Archive.
- Subjects
- Note
- Interview with Rebecca Wright conducted by John Gruen, as host on radio station WNCN-FM, New York on its series The sound of dance, for broadcast on May 31, 1976.
- 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
- *MGZTCO 3-656
- OCLC
- 78311492
- Author
Wright, Rebecca, interviewee.
- Title
Interview with Rebecca Wright. May 31, 1976.
- Production
1976
- 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 1976, May 31 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 two hours and four minutes); quarter-track; 1.875 ips.; transferred to wav file and streaming file formats in 2014. This sound cassette also contains an interview with Margot Fonteyn, which is separately cataloged under the title: Interview with Margot Fonteyn, June 21, 1976.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZTC 3-656
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Gruen, John, interviewer.
- Added Title
Sound of dance (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
*MGZTCO 3-656