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Interview with Peter Schaufuss, 1977

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Title
Interview with Peter Schaufuss, 1977
Names
Schaufuss, Peter (Interviewee)
Gruen, John (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1977-11-17
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTCO 3-783
Topics
Bruhn, Erik, 1928-1986
Schaufuss, Peter
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded by John Gruen 1977, November 17 Toronto (Ont.)
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 1 hr., 2 min.) : quarter-track; 1.875 ips
Sound quality is fair. The voice of the interviewee, Peter Schaufuss, is soft. Also, the recording is marred by extraneous noise including background music, and occasional short gaps.
Description
Interview with Peter Schaufuss conducted by John Gruen on November 17, 1977, in Toronto, Canada, as research for his book Erik Bruhn: danseur noble (Viking Press, New York, 1979). Streaming audio file 1 (approximately 46 minutes). John Gruen introduces the interviewee, Peter Schaufuss; Schaufuss speaks about his time at New York City Ballet including his thoughts on George Balanchine; his decision to leave New York City Ballet including the false reports that he was fired; his decision to join the National Ballet of Canada; upcoming engagements; his awareness, even as a child, of Erik Bruhn; Bruhn's influence on his career including his support; Gruen speaks about Balanchine's declining to be interviewed about Bruhn [ends abruptly but continues on streaming audio file 2]. Streaming audio file 2 (approximately 16 minutes). John Gruen and Peter Schaufuss continue to speak about Erik Bruhn including Schaufuss' friendship with Bruhn and Bruhn's personality; being coached in Coppélia by Bruhn; Henning Kronstamm.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 952492962
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118661
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5cd2bbd0-7960-0136-0d9f-07f7cdb2a13f
Rights Statement
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Peter Schaufuss" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1977. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c4475ea0-c31a-0133-c667-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Peter Schaufuss" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c4475ea0-c31a-0133-c667-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1977). Interview with Peter Schaufuss Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c4475ea0-c31a-0133-c667-60f81dd2b63c

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Interview with Peter Schaufuss