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Interview with Maria Tallchief.

Title: Interview with Maria Tallchief. May 24, 2001 [sound recording].
Author: Tallchief, Maria.
Publication: 2001.

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Description

1 sound disc (ca. 27 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

[Begins abruptly.] Maria Tallchief speaks with Mindy Aloff, by telephone, about George Balanchine and the musical comedy Song of Norway, including her speaking part as an understudy for Alexandra Danilova; Balanchine's musicality as the reason she immediately wanted to dance for him; how impressed she was by Mary Ellen Moylan; an anecdote about Balanchine's telling her to learn battement tendu; more on Balanchine's approach to music as expressed in dance; mentions several of the dances in Song of Norway; Balanchine's skill as a director; his never repeating himself in his choreography; his preference for demonstrating rather than speaking; his ballet Orpheus, including an anecdote about the stage curtain; more, in general terms, on some of the dances in Song of Norway; the costumes; various experiences with conductors; very briefly, Where's Charley?; very briefly, the critics' responses to Song of Norway, Where's Charley, The chocolate soldier, and Mr. Strauss goes to Boston and Balanchine's apparent indifference to them; Freddy [Frederic Franklin] and his relationship with Balanchine; steps and movements Balanchine taught her and Nicky [Nicholas] Magallanes.

Donor/Sponsor

Marianna L. Collins, 2010-2011.

Series Statement

Frederic Franklin Oral History Project

Subjects

Note

Interview with Maria Tallchief conducted by Mindy Aloff on May 24, 2001 by telephone from New York City to Tallchief in her home in the Chicago area. The interview was conducted as part of the Frederic Franklin Oral History Project. The Project is a collaboration between the George Balanchine Foundation and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Sound quality is good.

Funding (note)

Preservation was funded by Marianna L. Collins, 2010-2011.

Source (note)

George Balanchine Foundation.

Call Number

*MGZTL 4-2718

OCLC

755904458

Author

Tallchief, Maria. Interviewee

Title

Interview with Maria Tallchief. May 24, 2001 [sound recording].

Imprint

2001.

Series

Frederic Franklin Oral History Project

Original Version

Original format : 1 sound cassette (ca. 26 min.); 2 channels; 1 7/8 ips. Originally recorded in 2001.

Funding

Preservation was funded by Marianna L. Collins, 2010-2011.

Local Note

Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-2718

Source

Gift. George Balanchine Foundation.

Added Author

Aloff, Mindy, 1947-

George Balanchine Foundation

George Balanchine Foundation. Donor

Oral history archive.

Research Call Number

*MGZTL 4-2718

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