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Interview with Susan Jaffe

Title
Interview with Susan Jaffe [sound recording]
Author
Jaffe, Susan.
Publication
2000-2001.

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transcriptAudioPermit needed *MGZMT 3-2312 transcript transcriptPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance
cassette 1AudioPermit needed *MGZTC 3-2312 cassette 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
cassette 2AudioPermit needed *MGZTC 3-2312 cassette 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
cassette 3AudioPermit needed *MGZTC 3-2312 cassette 3Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
cassette 4AudioPermit needed *MGZTC 3-2312 cassette 4Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
Hunt, Marilyn, 1937-
Description
4 sound cassettes (ca. 230 min.) +
Summary
  • Cassette 1 (ca. 90 min.). Dec. 30, 2000 in Santa Fe, N.M. at the home of Marilyn Hunt. Jaffe discusses her first dance experiences; becoming serious about ballet; her family life; her technique; joining American Ballet Theatre; the support of Mikhail Baryshnikov in her career; finding herself as a performer and person; changes in her position in the company and in ABT as a whole under different directors; approaching her roles as an actor; analyzes the roles of Manon and Odette/Odile; working with Hugh Laing; ballet's meaning for her; her relationship to the audience and to the music; working with conductors, in particular Paul Connelly.
  • Cassette 2 (ca. 30 min.). Jaffe discusses Baryshnikov's productions at American Ballet Theatre and her admiration of his vision; her own response to Ballet Theatre's programming; working with Jiri Kylian; Twyla Tharp and the creation of How near to heaven.
  • Cassette 3 (ca. 90 min.) May 18, 2001 in New York City. Jaffe discusses her experiences working with Mark Morris; her interpretation of Giselle; injuries; psychological aspects of being a performer; her admiration for Marcia Haydée; the character of Tatiana in Onegin; she reads from Pushkin's poem; her health; turning points in her life; her interest in alternative health issues; reflects on her carreer and current priorities. [Interview breaks and resumes on 6/11/01 in New York City. The remainder of the interview has intermittent audio difficulties with some sections nearly inaudible. Transcriber worked with interviewer and interviewee to decipher these sections.] Her thoughts on Mikhail Baryshnikov both personally and professionally; Baryshnikov's production of Swan lake; her difficult partnership with Andris Liepa.
  • Cassette 4 (ca. 20 min.). Discussion of Swan Lake and Liepa continues; the effect of Baryshnikov's directorship on American Ballet Theatre; compares Baryshnikov and Kevin McKenzie's directing styles; McKenzie's influence on her.
Donor/Sponsor
National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
Alternative Title
  • Dance Oral History Project.
  • Dance Audio Archive.
Subjects
Note
  • Interview conducted by Marilyn Hunt, on Dec. 30, 2000 at the Hunt's home in Santa Fe, N.M., and on May 18, 2001 and June 11, 2001 in New York City.
  • for transcript see: *MGZMT 3-2312.
  • Sound quality is not good in the latter part of cassette 3 and all of cassette 4.
Access (note)
  • Permission required during the lifetime of the oral author.
  • Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
Call Number
*MGZMT 3-2312
OCLC
NYPY02-R42
Author
Jaffe, Susan. Interviewee
Title
Interview with Susan Jaffe [sound recording]
Imprint
2000-2001.
Access
Permission required during the lifetime of the oral author.
Funding
Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
Restricted Access
Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Local Subject
Audiotapes -- Jaffe, S.
Added Author
Hunt, Marilyn, 1937- Interviewer
Research Call Number
*MGZMT 3-2312 [Transcript]
*MGZTC 3-2312 (sound cassettes)
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