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Additional authors

1. Thom, Rose Anne
2. Bass, Anne H.
3. Bernadi, François

Description

1. 1 streaming video file (85 min.) : sd., col. +

Summary

1. 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

1. Speaking of Dancing Oral History Project.

Alternative title

1. Speaking of Dancing Oral History Project.
2. Dance Oral History Project.
3. Dance Audio Archive.

Subject

1. Kent, Julie
2. Barbee, Victor
3. Parkinson, Georgina
4. McKenzie, Kevin
5. Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
6. Hermann, Jane
7. Tudor, Antony, 1908-1987
8. American Ballet Theatre
9. Ballet dancers
10. Ballet -- Study and teaching
11. Audiotapes -- Kent, J

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-7022

Language

1. English

Note

1. 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)

1. Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.

Credits (note)

1. Video production and post-production, François Bernadi.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Oct. 26, 2011.

Funding (note)

1. The recording of this interview was made possible by a gift from Anne H. Bass.

System details (note)

1. Streaming video.

Author

1. Kent, Julie, interviewee.

Title

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

Imprint

1. 2011.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. Speaking of Dancing Oral History Project.

System details

1. Streaming video.

Event

1. Videotaped at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Oct. 26, 2011.

Credits

1. Video production and post-production, François Bernadi.

Performer

1. Interviewee, Julie Kent.

Funding

1. The recording of this interview was made possible by a gift from Anne H. Bass.

Restricted access

1. Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Added author

1. Thom, Rose Anne. Interviewer
2. Bass, Anne H. Funder
3. Bernadi, François, videographer.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-7022
2. *MGZMT 3-7022