Two streaming files (approximately 51 minutes): digital, stereo
Summary
Streaming file 1 (approximately 30 minutes). Tai Jimenez speaks with Leigh Witchel about why dancers dance; knowing when her performance is correct; preparing for a role; what she values in a choreographer; her thoughts on [George Balanchine's] The four temperaments; more on how she approaches a role and how she feels when she is performing; as an audience member, what she looks for in a dancer [ends abruptly but continues on streaming file 2].
Streaming file 2 (approximately 21 minutes). Tai Jimenez continues to speak with Leigh Witchel about the qualities she looks for in a dancer; her continuing artistic development including the relationship between craft and art; more on her different approaches to different roles, including, for example in Giselle compared with George Balanchine's] Concerto barocco and [Michael Smuin's] Medea.
Interview with Tai Jimenez conducted by Leigh Witchel on October 7, 1995.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Sound quality is fair to poor. There is significant extraneous noise including "tape hiss," but for the most part, the speakers' voices are easily intelligible.
Access (note)
Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
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.
Author
Jimenez, Tai, interviewee.
Type of content
spoken word
Type of medium
audio
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded by Leigh Witchel October 7, 1995 New York (N.Y.)
Original version
Original format: one microcassette (approximately 51 minutes); polyester; half-track; 0.9375 ips.