Research Catalog
Interview with Carol Sumner
- Title
- Interview with Carol Sumner [sound recording].
- Author
- Sumner, Carol, 1940-
- Publication
- 1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Audio | Supervised use | *MGZMT 3-2143 (transcript) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTC 3-2143 (sound cassette) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Sunshine, Louise.
- Description
- 1 sound cassette (approx. 35 min.) +
- Summary
- Former New York City Ballet soloist dancer Carol Sumner discusses her early dance training; the first time she saw New York City Ballet perform; taking ballet classes from George Balanchine. She reflects on the importance of tendus; on Balanchine's teaching style; on being chosen to apprentice with the company; on being asked to join the company. She describes her first impression of Balanchine; Balanchine's approach to learning; her impressions of Lincoln Kirstein and her first impression of Jerome Robbins. In closing, she shares her thoughts on the Company's future.
- Series Statement
- New York City Ballet at 50, interviews
- Alternative Title
- New York City Ballet at 50, interviews
- Dance Oral History Project.
- Dance Audio Archive.
- Subjects
- Note
- For transcript, see *MGZMT 3-2143.
- Interviewed by Louise Sunshine on November 21, 1998, in New York City Ballet's Education Office.
- Access (note)
- Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
- Call Number
- *MGZMT 3-2143
- OCLC
- NYPY99-R15
- Author
- Sumner, Carol, 1940- Interviewee
- Title
- Interview with Carol Sumner [sound recording].
- Imprint
- 1998.
- Series
- New York City Ballet at 50, interviews
- Local Note
- Preservation master cassette: *MGZTCO 3-2142, 1 of 13/Sides A & B.Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2143.Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-2143.Partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.
- Restricted Access
- Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
- Local Subject
- Audiotapes -- Sumner, C.
- Added Author
- Sunshine, Louise. Interviewer
- Research Call Number
- *MGZMT 3-2143 [Transcript]*MGZTC 3-2143 [Cassette]