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Interviews with Eglevsky, André, 1976

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Title
Interviews with Eglevsky, André, 1976
Additional title: Interview with André Eglevsky
Additional title: Making the dance scene (Radio program)
Names
Eglevsky, André (Interviewee)
Nathanson, Lucile Brahms (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1976 (Questionable)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 5-457
Topics
Eglevsky, André
Dance teachers
Male dancers
Genres
Interviews
Radio programs
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded for broadcast by WHPC-FM, the radio station of Nassau Community College 1976? Nassau (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; Nathanson, Lucile Brahms
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 2 audiotape reels (approximately 32 min.) : polyester, two-track, 3.75 ips. ; 5 in.
Sound quality is excellent.
Description
Interviews with André Eglevsky, each conducted by Lucile Brahms Nathanson as host, for broadcast by WHPC-FM, the radio station of Nassau Community College, on its series Making the dance scene, possibly in 1976. Streaming file 1 (approximately 16 minutes). Music; introduction of guest André Eglevsky and his background by host Lucille Brahms Nathanson; André Eglevsky speaks about his school, in Massapequa [N.Y.] including its origins; the students and classes; teaching children; his company, Eglevsky Ballet Company, including its relationship to the school and its repertoire; music and closing remarks by Nathanson. Streaming file 2 (approximately 16 minutes). Music; introduction of André Eglevsky by Lucille Brahms Nathanson; André Eglevsky speaks about his early training; joining the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo at age 15; emigrating to the United States where he danced with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Ballet Theatre (later American Ballet Theatre), the Marquis de Cuevas' company [Grand Ballet de Monte Carlo], and finally New York City Ballet; male ballet dancers and their training; the role of a porteur including an anecdote about Alicia Markova; training of male ballet dancers in Russia [the former Soviet Union]; music and closing remarks by Nathanson.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 84609696
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118252
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4bd77a30-c346-0133-65cb-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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  • 1976: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interviews with Eglevsky, André" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1976. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/50698640-c346-0133-b81b-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interviews with Eglevsky, André" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/50698640-c346-0133-b81b-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1976). Interviews with Eglevsky, André Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/50698640-c346-0133-b81b-60f81dd2b63c

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Interviews with Eglevsky, André