Research Catalog

Interview with Cynthia Gregory

Title
Interview with Cynthia Gregory, 1972.
Author
Gregory, Cynthia
Publication
1972.

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Details

Additional Authors
Terry, Walter
Description
1 streaming audio file (approximately 40 minutes): digital
Summary
Streaming audio file (approximately 40 minutes). Cynthia Gregory speaks with Walter Terry about spending time in the country with her husband Terry Orr; class and its relation to performance, including her tendency to focus on certain aspects of her technique; working on her jump, in particular for the role of Myrta in Giselle; her reasons for preferring the role of Giselle; her approach to the role of Giselle including how performing in [Birgit Cullberg's] Miss Julie helped her with Giselle's mad scene; balances including her use of different approaches depending on the role; her physical preparation for [José Limón's] The moor's pavanne; her feelings about her recent successes; her personal life including more on her husband; her favorite composers; her thoughts on her future.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift Of Walter Terry.
Alternative Title
Dance Audio Archive
Subjects
Genre/Form
Sound recordings.
Note
  • Interview with Cynthia Gregory conducted by Walter Terry on August 17,1972 in Becket, Massachusetts.
  • Sound quality is very good.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
Access (note)
  • Access only on site at the New York Public Library research libraries.
Funding (note)
  • The processing 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
*MGZTO 7-803
OCLC
43744375
Author
Gregory, Cynthia, interviewee.
Title
Interview with Cynthia Gregory, 1972.
Imprint
1972.
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Restricted Access
Access only on site at the New York Public Library research libraries.
Event
Recorded by Walter Terry 1972 Becket (Mass. : Town)
Funding
The processing 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 reel (approximately 40 minutes); acetate;half-track; 3.75 ips; 7 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto7803_v01f01_sc.
Local Note
Preservation master tape: *MGZT0 7-803.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-803.
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Added Author
Terry, Walter, interviewer.
Research Call Number
*MGZTO 7-803
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