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Interview with Maria Tallchief, 1965

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Interview with Maria Tallchief, 1965

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Title
Interview with Maria Tallchief, 1965
Additional title: World of dance (Radio program)
Names
Tallchief, Maria (Interviewee)
Horosko, Marian (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1965
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 7-2053.
Topics
Tallchief, Maria -- Interviews
Nijinska, Bronislava, 1891-1972
Belcher, Ernest, 1883-1973
Balanchine, George
New York City Ballet
Genres
Radio programs
Interviews
Notes
Venue: Recorded in 1965 for broadcast by station WNYC, New York, on its series, World of dance.
Funding: The processing 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.
Venue: Recorded for broadcast by radio station WNCY, New York on its series, World of Dance 1965 New York (N.Y.)
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 21 minutes) : analog, 7.5 ips, polyester, half-track, 7 in.
The sound quality is good.
Description
Streaming audio file (approximately 21 minutes). [Music]. Marian Horosko introduces Maria Tallchief, winner of the 1965 Capezio dance award; Maria Tallchief speaks with Marian Horosko about how honored she feels to have won this award; her background including her very early dance lessons in Fairfax, Oklahoma; moving to California to pursue her ballet training; changing her name from "Tall Chief" to "Tallchief;" her teachers Ernest Belcher and Bronislava Nijinska; performing, at age 15, with Cyd Charisse at the Hollywood Bowl; joining the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo; George Balanchine's casting of her in his works for the company; musicality and speed as elements of the Balanchine style, as seen at the New York City Ballet; George Balanchine as a choreographer; her plans for her daughter's dance training [music].
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 37283236
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12117240
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 917b8a40-d198-0137-26ad-71587079e966
Rights Statement
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  • 1965: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Maria Tallchief, 1965" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1965. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9aaad2e0-3b78-0134-a408-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Maria Tallchief, 1965" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9aaad2e0-3b78-0134-a408-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1965). Interview with Maria Tallchief, 1965 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9aaad2e0-3b78-0134-a408-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Maria Tallchief, 1965