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Additional authors

1. Horosko, Marian.

Description

1. 1 sound cassette (8 min.) : analog, mono.

Summary

1. Mme. Slavenska discusses the film in which she starred, Ballerina (also seen under the title La mort du cygne); the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo; contrasts between the era of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and the present ballet world; Slavenska, Tihmar and Company; the Slavenska-Franklin Ballet Company, for which Valerie Bettis created Streetcar named desire; her career since the Slavenska-Franklin Company; dancers of today as compared to dancers of the 1930's and 40's.

Donor/Sponsor

1. National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
2. Gift of Marian Horosko. Oral History Archive.

Uniform title

1. World of dance (Radio program)

Subject

1. Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
2. Slavenska-Franklin Ballet
3. Slavenska, Tihmar and Company
4. Streetcar named desire (Choreographic work : Bettis)
5. Dancers > 20th century

Call number

1. *MGZTC 3-2052

Note

1. Host: Marian Horosko. Recorded at the home of press agent Betty Smith, summer 1965, at Mme. Slavenska's birthday celebration. Broadcast by radio station WNYC, New York, on its series, World of dance.

Author

1. Slavenska, Mia. Interviewee

Title

1. Interview with Mia Slavenska [sound recording]

Imprint

1. 1965.

Local note

1. Archival original: *MGZTO 5-75; 3 3/4 in. per sec.; 5 in. reel; acetate, dual track.
2. Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2052; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester.
3. Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.

Local subject

1. Ballet in motion pictures. Mort du cygne.
2. Audiotapes -- Slavenska, M.

Added author

1. Horosko, Marian. Interviewer

Added title

1. World of dance (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *MGZTC 3-2052