One streaming audio file (approximately 16 minutes): digital
Summary
Streaming audio file (approximately 16 minutes). Bart Cook speaks with Kyra Lynn Kaptzan about his early dance training; dancing with New York City Ballet, including working with Jerome Robbins; roles Cook has danced; partnering; learning new roles; Baryshnikov's joining New York City Ballet; thoughts about his post-dancing career.
Interview with Bart Cook conducted by Kyra Lynn Kaptzan on June 7, 1978 for the radio program Ballet Beat on WNYU-FM and broadcast on June 21, 1978.
Sound quality is good overall. The recording is marred by "tape hiss."
Title supplied by cataloger.
Access (note)
Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at The New York Public Library 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.
Source (note)
Kyra Lynn Kaptzan
Author
Cook, Bart, interviewee.
Title
Interview with Bart Cook , 1978
Production
1978
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 research libraries.
Event
Recorded for the program Ballet Beat on WNYU-FM 1978, June 7 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 16 minutes); transferred to wav file and streaming file format (myd_mgztco31986_v01f01_sc) in 2015.