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Interview with Eleanor D'Antuono, 1975

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Interview with Eleanor D'Antuono

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Title
Interview with Eleanor D'Antuono, 1975
Additional title: Sound of dance (Radio program)
Names
D'Antuono, Eleanor (Interviewee)
Gruen, John (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1975-12-15
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTC 3-322 Side A (former)
Topics
D'Antuono, Eleanor
American Ballet Theatre
Genres
Interviews
Radio programs
Notes
Content: John Gruen, as host, introduces his guest, Eleanor D'Antuono and some of her upcoming roles; D'Antuono speaks with Gruen about American Ballet Theatre including the company's extensive use of guest stars; a performance anecdote about D'Antuono and Ted Kivitt [a recording of the waltz, by Léo Delibes, from the ballet Coppélia is played followed almost immediately by a commercial announcement]; Gruen speaks further about D'Antuono including her background; D'Antuono speaks with Gruen about how she first became interested in ballet; her early training; joining the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo at age 14; her time with the company including the touring; performing the role of Giselle; joining American Ballet Theatre as a soloist; her long tenure at American Ballet Theatre [a recording of music, by Frédéric Chopin, used in Michel Fokine's ballet Les sylphides, is played]; her partners, past and present including Royes Fernandez, Rudolf Nureyev, Erik Bruhn, Paolo Bortoluzzi, Fernando Bujones, Ted Kivitt, and Vladimir Gelvan [commercial announcement followed by Gruen's closing remarks].
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded for and broadcast by WNCN-FM 1975, December 15 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.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 52 min.) : quarter-track; polyester
Sound quality is good.
Description
Interview with Eleanor D'Antuono conducted by John Gruen, as host, on the radio station WNCN-FM, New York on its series The sound of dance, for broadcast on December 15, 1975.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 79134516
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118017
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4900b020-b295-0133-7207-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Eleanor D'Antuono" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1975. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d289e10-b295-0133-2466-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Eleanor D'Antuono" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d289e10-b295-0133-2466-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1975). Interview with Eleanor D'Antuono Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d289e10-b295-0133-2466-60f81dd2b63c

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Interview with Eleanor D'Antuono