- Additional Authors
- Description
- Two streaming audio files (approximately 55 minutes): digital
- Summary
- Streaming audio file 1; recorded August 31, 1979, aired September 7, 1979 (approximately 26 minutes). Sean Lavery speaks with Kyra Lynn Kaptzan about his early dance training; coming to New York City to study at the New York School of Ballet; performing with the San Francisco Ballet; performing and touring with the Frankfurt Ballet [Frankfurter Ballett]; favorite roles with that company; the Columbia Artists' North American tour; joining New York City Ballet; taking George Balanchine's ballet class for the first time; his early roles as a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet; learning roles at the last minute; partnering; working with Balanchine on Kammermusik no. 2.
- Streaming audio file 2; recorded November 28, 1979, aired May 4, 1979 (approximately 29 minutes). Paul Mejia speaks with Kyra Lynn Kaptzan about his production of Romeo and Juliet; his decision to stop performing; choreographing; teaching; joining New York City Ballet; his childhood dance training; performing with New York City Ballet; leaving New York City Ballet; joining Maurice Béjart's Ballet du XXe Siècle; returning to New York; choreographing for Ballet Nacional de Guatemala; the difficulties of working with a government-subsidized company; his marriage to Suzanne Farrell; plans for the future.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of Kyra Lynn Kaptzan.
- Oral History Archive.
- Uniform Title
- Ballet Beat (Radio program)
- Alternative Title
- Interview with Paul Mejia, 1979
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Radio interviews.
- Note
- Sound quality is good overall. The recording is marred by occasional extraneous noise, in particular towards the end of streaming file 1, and "tape hiss" in streaming file 2.
- Interview with Sean Lavery conducted by Kyra Lynn Kaptzan on August 31, 1979, and broadcast on September 7, 1979; and interview with Paul Mejia conducted by Kyra Lynn Kaptzan on November 28 and broadcast on May 4, 1980, in each case, for the radio program Ballet Beat on WNYU-FM.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Access (note)
- Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at The New York Public Library 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.
- Source (note)
- Call Number
- *MGZTCO 3-1973
- OCLC
- 40361426
- Author
Lavery, Sean, interviewee.
- Title
Interview with Sean Lavery, and, interview with Paul Mejia, 1979
- Production
1979
- 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 research libraries.
- Event
Recorded for the program Ballet Beat on WNYU-FM 1979 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 (55 minutes); transferred to wav file and streaming file format (myd_mgztco31970_v01f01_sc and myd_mgztco31970_v01f02_sc) in 2015.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZTC 3-1970
- Source
Gift Kyra Lynn Kaptzan
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Mejia, Paul, interviewee.
Kaptzan, Kyra Lynn, interviewer.
- Added Title
Ballet Beat (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
*MGZTCO 3-1973