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Interview with Cynthia Gregory, 1977

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Title
Interview with Cynthia Gregory, 1977
Names
Gregory, Cynthia (Interviewee)
Gruen, John (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1977-09-08
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTCO 3-774
Topics
Bruhn, Erik, 1928-1986
Gregory, Cynthia
American Ballet Theatre
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded by John Gruen 1977, September 8 New York (N.Y.)
Funding: The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
Acquisition: Gift John Gruen
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 57 min.) : quarter-track; 1.875 ips
Sound quality is good overall. The recording is marred by occasional extraneous noise and short gaps.
Description
Interview with Cynthia Gregory conducted by John Gruen on September 8, 1977, in New York City, as part of the research for John Gruen's book, Erik Bruhn: danseur noble (Viking Press, New York, 1979). Streaming audio file 1 (approximately 47 minutes). Cynthia Gregory speaks with John Gruen about dancing with Erik Bruhn at [American] Ballet Theatre in La sylphide, Miss Julie, and Coppélia; Bruhn's return from retirement to dance in the 35th Anniversary Gala of American Ballet Theatre; Bruhn's learning the role of Othello in [José Limón's] Moor's pavane; dancing with Bruhn in this work including as compared to dancing it with Bruce Marks; the critical response to Bruhn's performance of Othello in Denmark; Bruhn's personality including his views on being an artist and marriage; a project initiated by John Hemminger [Gregory's husband] to make a recording of ballet stars (including Bruhn and Rudolf Nureyev) singing; Bruhn's illness and pain; Bruhn and Carla Fracci's partnership at American Ballet Theatre [ends abruptly but continues on streaming audio file 2]. Streaming audio file 2 (approximately 10 minutes). Cynthia Gregory speaks with John Gruen about Erik Bruhn and his status in the public eye; dancing with Bruhn as a partner from the perspective of his fame and experience; Nureyev as a partner compared to Bruhn; Bruhn's best roles.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 951216575
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118613
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8d170b30-7960-0136-99f2-01bb2dac71dd
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Cynthia Gregory" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1977. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79a4cb30-c31a-0133-b03a-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Cynthia Gregory" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79a4cb30-c31a-0133-b03a-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1977). Interview with Cynthia Gregory Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79a4cb30-c31a-0133-b03a-60f81dd2b63c

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Interview with Cynthia Gregory