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Interview with Julie Kent Speaking of Dancing Oral History Project

Title
Interview with Julie Kent [electronic resource] : Speaking of Dancing Oral History Project / interviewer, Rose Anne Thom.
Author
Kent, Julie
Publication
2011.

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Additional Authors
  • Thom, Rose Anne.
  • Bass, Anne H.
  • Bernadi, François
Description
1 streaming video file (85 min.) : sd., col. +
Summary
Julie Kent, principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre (ABT), is interviewed by Rose Anne Thom. Kent speaks about her early training with Hortensia Fonseca; her interest in the narrative aspect of ballet; her early corps de ballet roles at ABT, particularly in The sleeping beauty; how she interprets roles in ballets, and the relationship between technique and the dramatic aspects of dance; how she was influenced by other dancers, by her husband Victor Barbee, and by her coach Georgina Parkinson; her relationships with three directors of ABT, namely Jane Hermann, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Kevin McKenzie, and with her partners; the experience of dancing in contemporary ballets, including works by Antony Tudor and Merce Cunningham; having works choreographed on her, including Lar Lubovitch's Othello; how her interpretations of roles have changed over the course of her career; and how having children has affected her career.
Uniform Title
Speaking of Dancing Oral History Project.
Alternative Title
  • Speaking of Dancing Oral History Project.
  • Dance Oral History Project.
  • Dance Audio Archive.
Subjects
Note
  • Interview with Julie Kent conducted by Rose Anne Thom on Oct. 26, 2011 at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City, as part of the Speaking of Dancing Oral History Project.
Access (note)
  • Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Credits (note)
  • Video production and post-production, François Bernadi.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Oct. 26, 2011.
Funding (note)
  • The recording of this interview was made possible by a gift from Anne H. Bass.
System Details (note)
  • Streaming video.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-7022
OCLC
780704452
Author
Kent, Julie, interviewee.
Title
Interview with Julie Kent [electronic resource] : Speaking of Dancing Oral History Project / interviewer, Rose Anne Thom.
Imprint
2011.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Speaking of Dancing Oral History Project.
System Details
Streaming video.
Event
Videotaped at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Oct. 26, 2011.
Credits
Video production and post-production, François Bernadi.
Performer
Interviewee, Julie Kent.
Funding
The recording of this interview was made possible by a gift from Anne H. Bass.
Restricted Access
Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
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Added Author
Thom, Rose Anne. Interviewer
Bass, Anne H. Funder
Bernadi, François, videographer.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-7022
*MGZMT 3-7022
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