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Interview with Paul Szilard, 1978

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Interview with Paul Szilard

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Title
Interview with Paul Szilard, 1978
Names
Szilard, Paul, 1912-2013 (Interviewer)
Gruen, John (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1978-02-03
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTCO 3-786
Topics
Arova, Sonia
Bruhn, Erik, 1928-1986
Szilard, Paul, 1912-2013
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded by John Gruen 1978, February 3 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.
Acquisition: Gift John Gruen
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 46 min.) : quarter-track; 1.875 ips
Sound quality ranges from good to fair. The recording is marred by occasional extraneous noise, and there seems to be some distortion in the speakers' voices.
Description
Interview with Paul Szilard conducted by John Gruen on February 3, 1978 in New York, N.Y., as research for his book Erik Bruhn: danseur noble (Viking Press, New York, 1979). Streaming audio file (approximately 46 minutes). John Gruen introduces Paul Szilard; Szilard speaks with Gruen about his career in ballet including during World War II; Sonia Arova, including how they first came to dance together, at the San Carlos opera in Lisbon; Arova as a dancer including a performance anecdote; his retiring as a dancer and becoming an impresario and artistic adviser; an anecdote about dancing Carabosse with Arova in Japan; starting his own company; his three years as Erik Bruhn's manager; his production of Pas de quatre for Bell Telephone Hour with Alicia Alonso, Nora Kaye, Mia Slavenska and Melissa Hayden [ends abruptly].
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 78311557
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118659
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2b50d030-7957-0136-14a5-017d39dd5eb7
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1912: Creator Born
  • 1978: Created
  • 2013: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Paul Szilard" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/da055940-c31a-0133-74dc-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Paul Szilard" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/da055940-c31a-0133-74dc-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978). Interview with Paul Szilard Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/da055940-c31a-0133-74dc-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Paul Szilard