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Title
Interview with Edward Villella
Names
Villella, Edward, 1936- (Interviewee)
Villella, Edward, 1936- (Dancer)
Schieffer, Bob (Host)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1979-04-23
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8854
Topics
Ballet -- Excerpts
Genres
Television programs
Interviews
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Telecast on CBS News' Monday Morning program, April 23, 1979. Host: Bob Schieffer.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (9 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Interview with Edward Villella, marking the opening of National Dance Week. The interview is preceded by brief excerpts from The Nutcracker and from Dance in America's recordings of Balanchine's Tzigane, Graham's Appalachian Spring, Taylor's Esplanade, and Smuin's Romeo and Juliet. An excerpt of Feld's Danzon Cubano is shown during the interview. Villella, seen dancing in a brief clip from Balanchine's Harlequinade, discusses what makes American ballet American, his impact on male dancing, and the affinities of dance and athletics.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY926056727-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12172728
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 56b040b0-9138-0138-a260-097ca8c75b8b
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1979: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Edward Villella" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979-04-23. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/85adf58d-4570-4a17-9a1e-35b0c38ec3fb

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Edward Villella" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/85adf58d-4570-4a17-9a1e-35b0c38ec3fb

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1979-04-23). Interview with Edward Villella Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/85adf58d-4570-4a17-9a1e-35b0c38ec3fb

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Edward Villella