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Interview with Cynthia Gregory, 1972

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Interview with Cynthia Gregory

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Title
Interview with Cynthia Gregory, 1972
Names
Gregory, Cynthia (Interviewee)
Terry, Walter (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1972-08-17
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 7-803
Topics
Gregory, Cynthia
Orr, Terry
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded by Walter Terry 1972 Becket (Mass. : Town)
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.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 40 min.) : acetate; half-track; 3.75 ips; 7 in.
Sound quality is very good.
Description
Interview with Cynthia Gregory conducted by Walter Terry on August 17,1972 in Becket, Massachusetts. Streaming audio file (approximately 40 minutes). Cynthia Gregory speaks with Walter Terry about spending time in the country with her husband Terry Orr; class and its relation to performance, including her tendency to focus on certain aspects of her technique; working on her jump, in particular for the role of Myrta in Giselle; her reasons for preferring the role of Giselle; her approach to the role of Giselle including how performing in [Birgit Cullberg's] Miss Julie helped her with Giselle's mad scene; balances including her use of different approaches depending on the role; her physical preparation for [José Limón's] The moor's pavanne; her feelings about her recent successes; her personal life including more on her husband; her favorite composers; her thoughts on her future.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 43744375
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118680
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e67517a0-e426-0135-3928-559d905b9472
Rights Statement
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  • 1972: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Cynthia Gregory" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1972. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/370f16d0-3b73-0134-e3f4-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Cynthia Gregory" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/370f16d0-3b73-0134-e3f4-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1972). Interview with Cynthia Gregory Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/370f16d0-3b73-0134-e3f4-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Cynthia Gregory