- Additional Authors
- Gruen, John
- Description
- Two streaming files (approximately one hour and 31 minutes): digital, stereo
- Summary
- Streaming file 1 (approximately 46 minutes). Erik Bruhn speaks with John Gruen about his mother; his housekeeper Ella Schram; his lawyer, Esther Tonsgaard including her continuing role in his business affairs; his disposition of his property; the actress Susse Wold including their appearing together in the play Rashomon; Ingrid Glindemann and Lennart Pasborg; Kirsten Simone [ends abruptly but continues on streaming file 2].
- Streaming file 2 (approximately 45 minutes). Erik Bruhn speaks with John Gruen about Kirsten Simone including their conflict regarding La sylphide and the eventual mending of their friendship; Marcia Haydée; his thoughts upon seeing dancers perform the roles he used to dance; critics and his dancing; Mikhail Baryshnikov including the first time he saw him dance, as James in La sylphide, and his great admiration for him; working with male ballet students; reasons for not having married and his relationship with Sonia Arova; his need for periods of solitude; his thoughts on his future [ends abruptly, but continues on recording cataloged under the title: Interview with Erik Bruhn, Part 16, 1977].
- Donor/Sponsor
- Oral History Archive. Gift of John Gruen.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Interviews.
- Sound recordings.
- Note
- For edited transcript of interview see: *MGZMT 3-763 Reel 15.
- Interview with Erik Bruhn conducted by John Gruen as research for his book Erik Bruhn: danseur noble (1979), in New York, N,Y., on December 20, 1977. This is Part 15 of an 18-part series. However, there is no audio for parts 2 and 10, which are available only as edited transcripts.
- For edited transcript of this recording see: *MGZMT 3-763, reel 15.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Sound quality is good overall. The recording is marred by distortion as well as occasional extraneous noise and short gaps, but the speakers' voices are almost always easily intelligible.
- Access (note)
- Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
- 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.
- Source (note)
- Call Number
- *MGZTC 3-763 (former)
- OCLC
- 922545676
- Author
Bruhn, Erik, 1928-1986, interviewee.
- Title
Interview with Erik Bruhn. Part 15, 1977
- Production
1977
- 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 The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
- Event
Recorded by John Gruen 1977, December 20 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 one hour and 31 minutes); quarter-track; 1.875 ips.; transferred to wav file and streaming file (myd_mgztco3763_v15f01_sc andmyd_mgztco3763_v15f02_sc) formats in 2014.
- Source
Gift, John Gruen
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Gruen, John, interviewer.
- Research Call Number
*MGZTC 3-763 (former)