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Interview with Cynthia Gregory , 1978

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Interview with Cynthia Gregory , 1978

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Title
Interview with Cynthia Gregory , 1978
Additional title: Ballet Beat (Radio program)
Names
Gregory, Cynthia (Interviewee)
Kaptzan, Kyra Lynn (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1978-06-07
Date Issued: 1978-10-24
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTCO 3-1987, side A
Topics
Gregory, Cynthia
American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre
Genres
Interviews
Radio programs
spoken word
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded for the program Ballet Beat on WNYU-FM 1978, June 7 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.
Acquisition: Gift Kyra Lynn Kaptzan
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 32 min.)
Sound quality is good overall, but the recording is marred by "tape hiss."
Description
Interview with Cynthia Gregory conducted by Kyra Lynn Kaptzan on June 7, 1978 for the radio program Ballet Beat on WNYU-FM and broadcast on Oct. 24, 1978. Streaming audio file (approximately 32 minutes). Cynthia Gregory speaks with Kyra Lynn Kaptzan about dancing with American Ballet Theatre, including her first solo roles; her favorite roles; compares dancing particular roles in classical ballets with dancing particular roles in modern ballets; her early ballet training and performances in Los Angeles and subsequently with the San Francisco Ballet; the circumstances of her joining American Ballet Theatre, including the reasons she did not join New York City Ballet; the reasons for her sudden retirement from American Ballet Theatre; her second marriage, to John Hemminger; her return to dancing at American Ballet Theatre; her differences with the company regarding a potential partner; the current lack of new roles being created for her; working with choreographers, including Eliot Feld in At midnight; working with George Balanchine.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 185035552
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16759717
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f0778820-c367-0133-6b7b-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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  • 1978: Created (Approximate)
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Cynthia Gregory , 1978" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978 - 1978. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f4a40e40-c367-0133-1b6c-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Cynthia Gregory , 1978" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f4a40e40-c367-0133-1b6c-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978 - 1978). Interview with Cynthia Gregory , 1978 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f4a40e40-c367-0133-1b6c-60f81dd2b63c

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Interview with Cynthia Gregory , 1978