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Interview with Ellen Shire

Title
Interview with Ellen Shire [sound recording].
Author
Shire, Ellen.
Publication
1999.

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AudioSupervised use *MGZMT 3-2165 (transcript)Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
AudioRestricted use *MGZTC 3-2165 (sound cassette)Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
Kraft, Susan, 1961-
Description
1 sound cassette (approx. 45 min.) +
Summary
Former New York City Ballet dancer Ellen Shire discusses her childhood and family background; her early interest in ballet; and her experiences and teachers at the School of American Ballet. She describes meeting George Balanchine; being asked to join the company; the strain of her first season with the company; developing doubts about the role of ballet in her life. She recalls her difficult relationship with Jerome Robbins; working in the studio with George Balanchine; and finally leaving New York City Ballet. She describes her favorite ballets as a dancer; shares her thoughts on the current New York City Ballet; discusses her work first as a children's book author and then as a painter; the dancers who inspired her; and the prevalence of eating disorders among dancers.
Series Statement
New York City Ballet at 50, interviews
Alternative Title
  • Dance Oral History Project.
  • Dance Audio Archive.
  • New York City Ballet at 50, interviews
Subjects
Note
  • For transcript, see *MGZMT 3-2165.
  • Interviewed by Susan Kraft on February 3, 1999, in the Green Room of the New York State Theater.
Access (note)
  • Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Call Number
*MGZMT 3-2165
OCLC
NYPY99-R24
Author
Shire, Ellen. Interviewee
Title
Interview with Ellen Shire [sound recording].
Imprint
1999.
Series
New York City Ballet at 50, interviews
Local Note
Preservation master cassette: *MGZTCO 3-2164, cassette 1 of 4, side A.
Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-2165.
Partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Restricted Access
Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Local Subject
Audiotapes -- Shire, E.
Added Author
Kraft, Susan, 1961- Interviewer
Research Call Number
*MGZMT 3-2165 [Transcript]
*MGZTC 3-2165 [Cassette]
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