- Additional Authors
- Gruen, John
- Description
- 1 streaming audio file (approximately 58 minutes): digital
- Summary
- Streaming audio file (approximately 58 minutes). [Music and introductory remarks by Oscar Buhler]. John Gruen, host, introduces Gary Chryst; Gary Chryst and Gruen speak about some of Chryst's roles at the Joffrey Ballet; Chryst's background; being coached by Leonide Massine in Massine's work Parade [a recording of an excerpt of the music by Erik Satie used in Parade is played]; working with Kurt Jooss in revivals of his ballets including Ball in old Vienna and The green table; his approach to his character roles; [a recording of an excerpt of the music by Morton Gould used in Jerome Robbins' ballet Interplay is played]; working with Jerome Robbins; dancing in Robbins' ballet Moves [a recording of an additional excerpt of the music by Morton Gould used in Interplay is played followed by commercial announcements]; Twyla Tharp and what it is like to perform her choreography; dancing the role of Petrouchka in Michel Fokine's ballet [a recording of an excerpt of the music by Igor Stravinsky for the ballet Petrouchka is played]; closing remarks and announcements.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Oral History Archive.
- Uniform Title
- Sound of dance (Radio program)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings.
- Note
- Interview with Gary Chryst conducted by John Gruen, as host, for broadcast on April 5, 1976 by radio station WNCN, New York on its series The sound of dance.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Sound quality is excellent.
- 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 3-635 Side A
- OCLC
- 84331631
- Author
Chryst, Gary, interviewee.
- Title
Interview with Gary Chryst, 1976
- Production
1976
- Type of Content
spoken word
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Event
Recorded for broadcast by WNCN, New York 1976, April 5 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_mgztco3635_v01f01_sc.
- Local Note
Former class mark: *MGZTC 3-635 Side A
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- Added Author
Gruen, John, interviewer.
- Added Title
Sound of dance (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
*MGZTCO 3-635 Side A