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Interview with Gerald Arpino

Title
Interview with Gerald Arpino, 1975.
Author
Arpino, Gerald
Publication
1975

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Details

Additional Authors
Gruen, John
Description
Three streaming files (approximately one hour and 49 minutes) : digital, stereo
Summary
  • Streaming file 1, September 13, 1975 (approximately 48 minutes). Gerald Arpino speaks with John Gruen about the American male dancer; his thoughts on Mikhail Baryshnikov; attitudes toward male ballet dancers in the United States; changes in training that would raise the level of male dancers in the United States; his relationship with the dancers [in the Joffrey Ballet]; choreographing for his male dancers; his work [Relativity of] Icarus; his upcoming work Orpheus [Orpheus times light]; some of the male dancers in the company [ends abruptly but continues on streaming file 2].
  • Streaming file 2, September 13, 1975 continued (approximately 19 minutes). Gerald Arpino speaks with John Gruen about the American male dancer; ballets he has created for male dancers; his work using the music of Stephen Foster [Drums, dreams and banjos]; an anecdote about recruiting an athlete to be a dancer.
  • Streaming file 3, September 22, 1975 (approximately 44 minutes). Gerald Arpino speaks with John Gruen about his career as a choreographer including his characterization of himself as an American choreographer and how this is reflected in his work; his choreographic style including his use of modern dance forms; more on his work [Relativity of] Icarus; critics of his work; Robert Joffrey's choreography compared with his own; more on his own choreography including the extent to which it is influenced by the company's needs; more on his myth-based works Icarus and Orpheus [Orpheus times light].
Donor/Sponsor
Oral History Archive. Gift of John Gruen.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Interviews.
  • Sound recordings.
Note
  • For edited transcript of interview see: *MGZMT 3-647.
  • Interview with Gerald Arpino conducted by John Gruen as research for an article in The New York Times, on September 13 and 22, 1975, in New York, N.Y.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
  • Sound quality is fair. The recording is marred by "tape hiss" (in streaming files 1 and 2) as well as occasional short gaps, but for the most part the speakers' voices are easily intelligible.
Access (note)
  • Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at NYPL research libraries.
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
*MGZTC 3-647 (former)
OCLC
78033462
Author
Arpino, Gerald, interviewee.
Title
Interview with Gerald Arpino, 1975.
Production
1975
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Restricted Access
Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at NYPL research libraries.
Event
Recorded by John Gruen September 13 and 22, 1975 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: two sound cassettes (approximately one hour and 49 minutes); polyester; quarter-track, 1.875 ips.
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Added Author
Gruen, John, interviewer.
Research Call Number
*MGZTC 3-647 (former)
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