Research Catalog

Interview with Natalia Makarova and Edward Karkar

Title
Interview with Natalia Makarova and Edward Karkar April 30, 1978
Author
Makarova, Natalia, 1940-
Publication
1978

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Details

Additional Authors
Gruen, John
Description
Two streaming audio files (approximately one hour and 8 minutes): digital
Summary
  • Streaming audio file 1 (approximately 47 minutes). Natalia Makarova and Edward Karkar speak with John Gruen about their marriage; Makarova speaks about her pregnancy and the birth of her son; Karkar speaks about the impact of the baby on their lives; Makarova speaks about resuming her career including some upcoming roles and engagements; Mikhail Baryshnikov's move to New York City Ballet and artistic freedom [ends abruptly but continues on streaming audio file 2].
  • Streaming audio file 2 (approximately 21 minutes). Natalia Makarova speaks with John Gruen about her [artistic] restlessness; choreographers she would like to work with; her own choreography; Erik Bruhn as a partner and as a person; Gruen speaks about Bruhn in the role of Rasputin in James Clauser's work Rasputin, the holy devil [ends abruptly].
Donor/Sponsor
Oral History Archive. Gift of John Gruen.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Interviews.
  • Sound recordings.
Note
  • Interview with Natalia Makarova and Edward Karkar conducted by John Gruen on April 30, 1978, in New York City, for an article on ballerinas who have babies, for The New York Times. The article appeared on Sunday, May 21, 1978. Markova also speaks with Gruen about Erik Bruhn, for his book Erik Bruhn: danseur noble (Viking Press, New York, 1979.
  • Sound quality is good to fair. The recording is marred by occasional extraneous noise (including a baby crying) and short gaps.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
  • For edited transcript of interview see: *MGZMT 3-777.
Access (note)
  • Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
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)
  • John Gruen
Call Number
*MGZTCO 3-777
OCLC
951429432
Author
Makarova, Natalia, 1940- interviewee.
Title
Interview with Natalia Makarova and Edward Karkar April 30, 1978
Production
1978
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 at Lincoln Center.
Event
Recorded by John Gruen 1978, April 30 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 8 minutes); quarter-track; 1.875 ips; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgztco3777_v01f01_sc and myd_mgztco3777_v01f02_sc.
Local Note
Former class mark: *MGZTC 3-777
Source
Gift John Gruen
Connect to:
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Added Author
Gruen, John, interviewer.
Research Call Number
*MGZTCO 3-777
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