Interviewed by Meg Stillman on November 23, 1998, in New York City Ballet's Education Office.
Summary
Former New York City Ballet dancer Janice Cohen Adelson discusses her early training; the moment when she became serious about ballet; being asked to dance in Nutcracker; her parents' negative reaction to her dance success; her first impressions of Balanchine; Herbert Bliss's kindness toward her; her impressions of Jerome Robbins; her memories of Lincoln Kirstein; the effect of low self-esteem on her dancing; her love for the ballets Serenade and Symphony in C; company dancers and teachers who influenced her the most; her thoughts on New York City Ballet's future mission; her work at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School.
Local Note
Preservation master cassette: *MGZTCO 3-2142, 8 of 13.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2154.
Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-2154.
Partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.
