Research Catalog
Interview with Meg Gordon Roe
- Title
- Interview with Meg Gordon Roe [sound recording].
- Author
- Gordon, Meg.
- Publication
- 1999.
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
2 Items
| 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 3-2167 (transcript) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Audio | Restricted use | *MGZTC 3-2167 (sound cassette) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Kraft, Susan, 1961-
- Description
- 1 sound cassette (approx. 50 min.) +
- Summary
- Former New York City Ballet dancer Meg Gordon Roe discusses her feelings about dancing as a child; her experiences auditioning for the School of American Ballet; her first performances; being accepted into the New York City Ballet; her life with the company; and her decision to leave and join the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She shares her memories of working in the studio with George Balanchine and his sense of humor, and her work with Jerome Robbins. She discusses her favorite ballets as a dancer; more about the Ailey company; briefly joining American Ballet Theatre; her decision to quit dance altogether; her current work; her friendship with Peter Martins; and the present state and future of New York City Ballet.
- 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 3-2167.
- 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 3-2167
- OCLC
- NYPY99-R22
- Author
- Gordon, Meg. Interviewee
- Title
- Interview with Meg Gordon Roe [sound recording].
- Imprint
- 1999.
- Series
- New York City Ballet at 50, interviews
- Local Note
- Preservation master cassette: *MGZTCO 3-2164, cassette 3 of 4.Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-2167.Partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.
- Restricted Access
- Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
- Local Subject
- Audiotapes -- Gordon, M.
- Added Author
- Kraft, Susan, 1961- Interviewer
- Research Call Number
- *MGZMT 3-2167 [Transcript]*MGZTC 3-2167 [Cassette]