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Interview with Gerd Larsen on the Royal Ballet

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Interview with Gerd Larsen on the Royal Ballet

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Title
Interview with Gerd Larsen on the Royal Ballet
Additional title: Invitation to dance (Radio program)
Names
Larsen, Gerd (Interviewee)
Terry, Walter (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1967-04-23
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 7-2010
Topics
Larsen, Gerd
Royal Ballet. School
Royal Ballet
Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : MacMillan)
Genres
Interviews
Notes
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.
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded for broadcast by radio station WNYC, New York, on its program series, Invitation to dance April 23, 1967 New York (N.Y.)
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 25 min.) : polyester; full-track, 7.5 ips; 7 in.
The sound quality is excellent.
Description
Interview with Gerd Larsen on the Royal Ballet conducted by Walter Terry as host; recorded on April 23, 1967 and broadcast by radio station WNYC, New York, on its program series, Invitation to dance. Streaming audio file (approximately 25 minutes). [Music and introductory remarks.] Walter Terry introduces the program and his guest Gerd Larsen, principal teacher and mime with the Royal Ballet, London; Gerd Larsen speaks about teaching the company classes; the men's classes; coaching for solo parts; the relationship of the (junior and senior) Royal Ballet schools to the company; the two sections that make up the Royal Ballet; the non-ballet curriculum at the Royal Ballet schools including folk dancing and the Benesh system of notation; her favorite role: the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet [closing remarks and music].
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 37122336
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12117334
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5cd32b20-4c82-0136-acc3-1f43cebfb8ec
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1967: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Gerd Larsen on the Royal Ballet" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1967. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c2ae9c60-3ba4-0134-1ded-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Gerd Larsen on the Royal Ballet" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c2ae9c60-3ba4-0134-1ded-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1967). Interview with Gerd Larsen on the Royal Ballet Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c2ae9c60-3ba4-0134-1ded-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Gerd Larsen on the Royal Ballet