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Interview with Karin Von Aroldingen Speaking of Dancing Oral History Project

Title
  1. Interview with Karin Von Aroldingen [sound recording] : Speaking of Dancing Oral History Project / interviewer Ellen Sorrin.
Published by
  1. 2007.
Author
  1. Aroldingen, Karin von, 1941-2018.

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Additional authors
  1. Sorrin, Ellen.
Description
  1. 1 sound disc (ca. 60 min.): digital; 4 3/4 in. +
Summary
  1. 09/18/08 (ca. 32 min.). Karin von Aroldingen speaks with Ellen Sorrin about her training and early dance career in Germany; performing with the Hamburg Ballet in George Balanchine's The seven deadly sins with Lotte Lenya; her introduction by Lenya to Balanchine; the difficult first years of transition to dancing in the New York City Ballet; Balanchine's teaching; his working methods with dancers; performance and the transformative power of costume; the camaraderie within New York City Ballet and her rapport with Kay Mazzo; the importance of Balanchine's work Stravinsky violin concerto in her career.
  2. 09/18/08 (ca. 32 min.). Von Aroldingen briefly discusses Balanchine's works Robert Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze and Union Jack; how Balanchine inaugurated her work as repetiteur of his ballets, starting with Liebeslieder Waltzer; the mission of the George Balanchine Trust; how she passes on her knowledge of what Balanchine felt to be important in how his works are danced.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. New York State Council on the Arts, 2007-2008.
  2. National Endowment for the Arts, 2007-2008.
Uniform title
  1. Speaking of Dancing Oral History Project.
Alternative title
  1. Speaking of Dancing Oral History Project.
  2. Dance Audio Archive.
  3. Dance Oral History Project.
Subject
  1. Aroldingen, Karin von, 1941-2018
  2. Audiotapes > Von Aroldingen, K
  3. Balanchine, George
  4. New York City Ballet
  5. Choreography > Reconstruction
  6. George Balanchine Trust
Call number
  1. *MGZTL 4-2480
Note
  1. Interview with Karin Von Aroldingen conducted by Ellen Sorrin on Sept. 18, 2007, in Ms. Aroldingen's home in New York City, as part of the Speaking of dancing oral history project.
  2. Sound quality is good overall with two brief interruptions.
Access (note)
  1. Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Funding (note)
  1. This oral history interview was funded by a gift from Anne H. Bass.
  2. Preservation was funded in part by the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, 2007-2008.
Author
  1. Aroldingen, Karin von, 1941-2018. Interviewee
Title
  1. Interview with Karin Von Aroldingen [sound recording] : Speaking of Dancing Oral History Project / interviewer Ellen Sorrin.
Imprint
  1. 2007.
Series
  1. Speaking of Dancing Oral History Project.
Funding
  1. This oral history interview was funded by a gift from Anne H. Bass.
  2. Preservation was funded in part by the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, 2007-2008.
Local note
  1. The summary of the contents of the recording, which has been preserved in compact disc format, is organized based on the date and duration of each section described. The transcript reflects the divisions of the original recording, which was made on sound cassettes.
  2. Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-2480
  3. Archive original: *MGZTCO 3 -2480
  4. Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 4-2480
Restricted access
  1. Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
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  1. Request Access to Special Collections (Dance Division) material
Local subject
  1. Choreography -- Reconstruction.
  2. Audiotapes -- Von Aroldingen, K.
Added author
  1. Sorrin, Ellen. Interviewer
  2. Bass, Anne H. Funder
Research call number
  1. *MGZTL 4-2480 [sound disc]
  2. *MGZMT 3-2480 [transcript]
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