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Interview with Susan Jaffe

Title
  1. Interview with Susan Jaffe [sound recording]
Published by
  1. 2000-2001.
Author
  1. Jaffe, Susan.

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Additional authors
  1. Hunt, Marilyn, 1937-
Description
  1. 4 sound cassettes (ca. 230 min.) +
Summary
  1. Cassette 1 (ca. 90 min.). Dec. 30, 2000 in Santa Fe, N.M. at the home of Marilyn Hunt. Jaffe discusses her first dance experiences; becoming serious about ballet; her family life; her technique; joining American Ballet Theatre; the support of Mikhail Baryshnikov in her career; finding herself as a performer and person; changes in her position in the company and in ABT as a whole under different directors; approaching her roles as an actor; analyzes the roles of Manon and Odette/Odile; working with Hugh Laing; ballet's meaning for her; her relationship to the audience and to the music; working with conductors, in particular Paul Connelly.
  2. Cassette 2 (ca. 30 min.). Jaffe discusses Baryshnikov's productions at American Ballet Theatre and her admiration of his vision; her own response to Ballet Theatre's programming; working with Jiri Kylian; Twyla Tharp and the creation of How near to heaven.
  3. Cassette 3 (ca. 90 min.) May 18, 2001 in New York City. Jaffe discusses her experiences working with Mark Morris; her interpretation of Giselle; injuries; psychological aspects of being a performer; her admiration for Marcia Haydée; the character of Tatiana in Onegin; she reads from Pushkin's poem; her health; turning points in her life; her interest in alternative health issues; reflects on her carreer and current priorities. [Interview breaks and resumes on 6/11/01 in New York City. The remainder of the interview has intermittent audio difficulties with some sections nearly inaudible. Transcriber worked with interviewer and interviewee to decipher these sections.] Her thoughts on Mikhail Baryshnikov both personally and professionally; Baryshnikov's production of Swan lake; her difficult partnership with Andris Liepa.
  4. Cassette 4 (ca. 20 min.). Discussion of Swan Lake and Liepa continues; the effect of Baryshnikov's directorship on American Ballet Theatre; compares Baryshnikov and Kevin McKenzie's directing styles; McKenzie's influence on her.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
Alternative title
  1. Dance Oral History Project.
  2. Dance Audio Archive.
Subject
  1. Kylian, Jiri, 1947-
  2. Liepa, Andris
  3. American Ballet Theatre
  4. Audiotapes > Jaffe, S
  5. Connelly, Paul
  6. Giselle (Choreographic work)
  7. Swan lake (Choreographic work : Baryshnikov after Ivanov and Petipa, M)
  8. Tharp, Twyla
  9. Jaffe, Susan
  10. Ballet dancers > United States > Biography
  11. Morris, Mark, 1956-
  12. Onegin (Choreographic work : Cranko)
  13. Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837
  14. McKenzie, Kevin
  15. Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
Call number
  1. *MGZMT 3-2312
Note
  1. Interview conducted by Marilyn Hunt, on Dec. 30, 2000 at the Hunt's home in Santa Fe, N.M., and on May 18, 2001 and June 11, 2001 in New York City.
  2. for transcript see: *MGZMT 3-2312.
  3. Sound quality is not good in the latter part of cassette 3 and all of cassette 4.
Access (note)
  1. Permission required during the lifetime of the oral author.
  2. Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Funding (note)
  1. Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
Author
  1. Jaffe, Susan. Interviewee
Title
  1. Interview with Susan Jaffe [sound recording]
Imprint
  1. 2000-2001.
Access
  1. Permission required during the lifetime of the oral author.
Funding
  1. Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
Restricted access
  1. Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Local subject
  1. Audiotapes -- Jaffe, S.
Added author
  1. Hunt, Marilyn, 1937- Interviewer
Research call number
  1. *MGZMT 3-2312 [Transcript]
  2. *MGZTC 3-2312 (sound cassettes)
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