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Interview with Helgi Tomasson, 1976

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Interview with Helgi Tomasson

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Title
Interview with Helgi Tomasson, 1976
Additional title: Sound of dance (Radio program)
Names
Tomasson, Helgi, 1942- (Interviewee)
Gruen, John (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1976-05-10
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTCO 3-318 Side A
Topics
Robbins, Jerome
Tomasson, Helgi, 1942-
New York City Ballet
Union Jack (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Dybbuk (Choreographic work : Robbins)
Genres
Radio programs
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded by WNCN-FM, New York 1976, May 10 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.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 54 min.)
Sound quality is good overall.
Description
Interview with Helgi Tomasson conducted by John Gruen, as host, for broadcast on May 10, 1976 by radio station WNCN-FM, New York on its series The sound of dance. Streaming audio file (approximately 54 minutes). [Begins abruptly; music, introduction, and commercial announcements.] John Gruen, host, speaks about the [American Ballet Theatre] gala he just attended at the Metropolitan Opera house, including the premiere of Jerome Robbins' Other dances; John Gruen and Helgi Tomasson speak about George Balanchine's new work Union Jack; Tomasson's background and early career including Erik Bruhn's encouragement and help [a recording of music by Louis Gottschalk used in Balanchine's Tarantella is played]; Tomasson speaks about receiving the Order of the Falcon from Iceland; winning the silver medal at the 1969 International Ballet Competition in Moscow, Russia [former Soviet Union]; his time at the Joffrey Ballet; New York City Ballet including some of his roles; working with Jerome Robbins; Robbins' ballet The dybbuk [a recording of music by Leonard Bernstein used in The dybbuk is played]; his frequent partner Patricia McBride; reasons he enjoys dancing with New York City Ballet [a recording of music by Claude Debussy used in Afternoon of a faun is played; ends abruptly].
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 80414360
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12117986
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 36e28500-c24e-0135-8035-79a927dc962d
Rights Statement
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  • 1976: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Helgi Tomasson" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1976. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9c1ca300-c323-0133-a2ed-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Helgi Tomasson" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 27, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9c1ca300-c323-0133-a2ed-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1976). Interview with Helgi Tomasson Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9c1ca300-c323-0133-a2ed-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Helgi Tomasson