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Interview with Esther Tonsgaard, 1977

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Interview with Esther Tonsgaard

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Title
Interview with Esther Tonsgaard, 1977
Names
Tonsgaard, Esther (Interviewee)
Gruen, John (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1977-07-21
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTCO 3-788
Topics
Bruhn, Erik, 1928-1986
Tonsgaard, Esther
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Citation/reference: For edited transcript of interview see: *MGZMT 3-788.
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded by John Gruen 1977, July 21 Copenhagen (Denmark)
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 15 min.) : quarter-track; 1.875 ips
Sound quality is good.
Description
Interview with Esther Tonsgaard conducted by John Gruen on July 21, 1977 in Copenhagen, Denmark, as research for his book Erik Bruhn: danseur noble (Viking Press, New York, 1979). Streaming audio file (approximately 15 minutes). Esther Tonsgaard speaks with John Gruen about her long friendship with Erik Bruhn's mother and those aspects of her personality that he shares; the work she does for Bruhn as his lawyer; Bruhn's fundamental aloofness; their friendship and his character; his relationship with his mother.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 84618382
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118656
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 225bcf40-7957-0136-cad9-0ff6fa024891
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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  • 1977: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Esther Tonsgaard" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1977. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea333dc0-c31a-0133-020e-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Esther Tonsgaard" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea333dc0-c31a-0133-020e-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1977). Interview with Esther Tonsgaard Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea333dc0-c31a-0133-020e-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Esther Tonsgaard