Research Catalog

Interview with Ivan Nagy

Title
Interview with Ivan Nagy, 1977
Author
Nagy, Ivan, 1943-2014
Publication
1977

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Details

Additional Authors
Terry, Walter
Description
Two streaming audio files (approximately 50 minutes): digital
Summary
  • Streaming audio file 1 (approximately 47 minutes). Walter Terry speaks with Ivan Nagy about interviewing dancers for his book [Great male dancers of the ballet (Garden City, NY: Anchor Books, 1978)]; Nagy speaks about how he creates the character he is dancing; working with Gelsey Kirkland on her first Swan lake; more on creating character, including as Iago in José Limón's The moor's pavane; his own technical abilities; gender roles and ballet; the stamina required for dancing in modern ballet as compared to classical works; partnering, including with Margot Fonteyn, Carla [Fracci], Natalia Markova, Cynthia Gregory, and Gelsey Kirkland; how he feels when he is dancing on his own, without a partner [ends abruptly but continues on streaming audio file 2].
  • Streaming audio file 2 (approximately 3 minutes). Ivan Nagy speaks with Walter Terry about how his personal life has enhanced his ability to infuse his roles with character on stage.
Donor/Sponsor
Oral History Archive. Gift of Walter Terry.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Interviews.
  • Sound recordings.
Note
  • Interview with Ivan Nagy conducted by Walter Terry in New York City, in May, 1977, as part of the research for his book, Great male dancers of the ballet (Garden City, NY: Anchor Books, 1978).
  • Sound quality is good.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
Access (note)
  • Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
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.
Source (note)
  • Walter Terry
Call Number
*MGZTCO 3-823
OCLC
81293204
Author
Nagy, Ivan, 1943-2014, interviewee.
Title
Interview with Ivan Nagy, 1977
Production
1977
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 The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
Event
Recorded by Walter Terry 1977, May New York (New York)
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 50 minutes); quarter-track; 1.875 ips; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgztco3823_v01f01_sc and myd_mgztco3823_v01f02_sc.
Local Note
Former class mark: *MGZTC 3-823
Source
Gift Walter Terry
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Local Subject
Interpretation in dance performance.
Added Author
Terry, Walter, interviewer.
Research Call Number
*MGZTCO 3-823
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