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Interview with Jerome Robbins, 1974

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Title
Interview with Jerome Robbins, 1974
Names
Robbins, Jerome (Interviewee)
Reynolds, Nancy, 1938- (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1974-06
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTCO 3-3324
Topics
Robbins, Jerome
Wilson, Robert, 1941-
Balanchine, George
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded by Nancy Reynolds 1974, June New York (N.Y.)
Funding: 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.
Acquisition: Gift Jowitt, Deborah
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 1 hr., 16 min.) : quarter-track; 1.875 ips.
Sound quality is poor in streaming file 1 until approximately 38:36 minutes, when it improves significantly. Sound quality is fair in the final approximate 7:30 minutes of streaming file 1 and in streaming file 2.
Description
Interview with Jerome Robbins conducted by Nancy Reynolds on June 8, 1974, for her book, Repertory in review: 40 years of the New York City Ballet (New York: Dial Press, 1977). Streaming audio file 1 (approximately 46 minutes). [Sound quality is poor until approximately 38:36 minutes.] Jerome Robbins speaks with Nancy Reynolds about Mikhail Baryshnikov and his technique; disappointment among New York City Ballet dancers that Baryshnikov did not join the company; Robbins' approach to directing dancers; his working methods including his extensive research; his decision to stop dancing; older dancers; Eddy [Edward] Villella in Watermill; Robbins' assessment of himself as a dancer; his work Dancers [at a gathering]; working with Balanchine [ends abruptly but continues on streaming file 2]. Streaming audio file 2 (approximately 30 minutes). Jerome Robbins speaks with Nancy Reynolds about Balanchine's working methods; his (Robbins') dislike of working with a large group of dancers; dance in performance as a reminder of one's mortality; seeing performances of other choreographers' works; Robert Wilson; possible future projects including a work for the Royal Ballet; the many factual errors in what has been written about him.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 938008562
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20889182
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2baee070-c316-0133-d0fa-60f81dd2b63c
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  • 1974: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Jerome Robbins" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1974. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3bfb48b0-c316-0133-97c3-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Jerome Robbins" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 8, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3bfb48b0-c316-0133-97c3-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1974). Interview with Jerome Robbins Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3bfb48b0-c316-0133-97c3-60f81dd2b63c

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Interview with Jerome Robbins