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Interview with Cynthia Gregory and John Gruen, 1975

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Interview with Cynthia Gregory and John Gruen

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Title
Interview with Cynthia Gregory and John Gruen, 1975
Additional title: Today show (Television program)
Names
Gregory, Cynthia (Interviewee)
Shalit, Gene, 1936- (Interviewer)
Gruen, John (Interviewee)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1975-04-10
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTCO 3-231
Topics
Balanchine, George
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
Gregory, Cynthia
Gruen, John
Today show (Television program)
Genres
Interviews
Television programs
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Audio portion of The today show telecast by WNBC_TV 1975, April 10
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 10 min.) : quarter-track; 1.875 ips
Sound quality is fair. The recording is marred by "tape hiss."
Description
Interview with Cynthia Gregory and John Gruen on The today show with Gene Shalit as host; telecast by WNBC-TV on April 10, 1975. Streaming audio file (approximately 10 minutes). Gene Shalit, host, introduces John Gruen, author of the Private world of ballet (1970), and Cynthia Gregory; John Gruen speaks about Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev; the athleticism of ballet dancers; Gregory speaks about Nureyev, who will be partnering her in the near future; Gruen speaks about the artistic motives behind the defections of Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Natalia Makarova; George Balanchine and his wives, including Balanchine's comments to Gruen on the subject; Gregory and Gruen speak about Balanchine's choreography; Gregory speaks about following the music when she dances, as contrasted with the conductor following her [Gruen begins to speak about interviewing Alicia Markova; Shalit cuts him off; program ends].
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 79207840
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12117884
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 35f16b30-c24f-0135-f4d0-4bb217884f87
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1975: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Cynthia Gregory and John Gruen" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1975. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8be32410-c323-0133-b07c-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Cynthia Gregory and John Gruen" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8be32410-c323-0133-b07c-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1975). Interview with Cynthia Gregory and John Gruen Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8be32410-c323-0133-b07c-60f81dd2b63c

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Interview with Cynthia Gregory and John Gruen