1 streaming audio file (approximately 54 minutes) : digital
Summary
Streaming audio file (approximately 54 minutes). [Begins abruptly; music, introduction, and commercial announcements.] John Gruen, host, speaks about the [American Ballet Theatre] gala he just attended at the Metropolitan Opera house, including the premiere of Jerome Robbins' Other dances; John Gruen and Helgi Tomasson speak about George Balanchine's new work Union Jack; Tomasson's background and early career including Erik Bruhn's encouragement and help [a recording of music by Louis Gottschalk used in Balanchine's Tarantella is played]; Tomasson speaks about receiving the Order of the Falcon from Iceland; winning the silver medal at the 1969 International Ballet Competition in Moscow, Russia [former Soviet Union]; his time at the Joffrey Ballet; New York City Ballet including some of his roles; working with Jerome Robbins; Robbins' ballet The dybbuk [a recording of music by Leonard Bernstein used in The dybbuk is played]; his frequent partner Patricia McBride; reasons he enjoys dancing with New York City Ballet [a recording of music by Claude Debussy used in Afternoon of a faun is played; ends abruptly].
Interview with Helgi Tomasson conducted by John Gruen, as host, for broadcast on May 10, 1976 by radio station WNCN-FM, New York on its series The sound of dance.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Sound quality is good overall.
Funding (note)
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.
Author
Helgi Tómasson, 1942- interviewee.
Title
Interview with Helgi Tomasson, 1976.
Production
1976.
Type of content
spoken word
Type of medium
audio
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded by WNCN-FM, New York 1976, May 10 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.
Original version
Original format: one sound cassette (approximately 54 minutes); transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgztco3318_v01f01_sc.