- Additional Authors
- Gruen, John
- Description
- 1 streaming audio file (approximately 56 minutes): digital
- Summary
- Streaming audio file (approximately 56 minutes). John Gruen, as host, introduces Fernando Bujones and speaks about the upcoming season of American Ballet Theatre; Gruen and Bujones speak about his status at American Ballet Theatre; his own company; his early training, in Cuba and Florida and at the School of American Ballet; his reasons for joining American Ballet Theatre instead of New York City Ballet [a recording of an excerpt of the music by Riccardo Drigo from the ballet Le corsaire is played]; [commercial announcements]; Gruen and Bujones speak about his upcoming debut [as Albrecht] in Giselle; Mikhail Baryshnikov and his new production of The nutcracker; his relationship with Baryshnikov at the company; winning the gold medal at the International Ballet Festival in Varna, Bulgaria; his on stage personality and style [a recording of an excerpt of the music by Peter Illich Tchaikovsky from the ballet The nutcracker is played]; his partners including Yoko Morishita, Natalia Makarova, Eleanor D'Antuono, and Cynthia Gregory; upcoming roles; his aspirations; Gruen's closing remarks [closing remarks by unidentified speaker; ends abruptly].
- Donor/Sponsor
- Oral History Archive.
- Uniform Title
- Sound of dance (Radio program)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Radio programs.
- Sound recordings.
- Note
- Interview with Fernando Bujones conducted by John Gruen, as host, for broadcast on January 2, 1977 by radio station WNCN-FM, New York on its series The sound of dance.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Sound quality is good.
- 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.
- Call Number
- *MGZTCO 3-365 Side A
- OCLC
- 82238373
- Author
Bujones, Fernando, 1955-2005, interviewee.
- Title
Interview with Fernando Bujones, 1977
- Production
1977
- 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 1977, January 2 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 56 minutes); transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgztco3365_v01f01_sc.
- Local Note
Former class mark: *MGZTC 3-365 Side A.
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- Added Author
Gruen, John, interviewer.
- Added Title
Sound of dance (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
*MGZTCO 3-365 Side A