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Additional authors

1. Horosko, Marian.

Description

1. 1 sound cassette (30 min.) : analog, mono.

Summary

1. Mr. Taras discusses his duties as ballet master with the New York City Ballet; the traditional function of the ballet master; his own background; his ballet, Designs with strings; characteristics of a good Balanchine dancer; the recent European tour of the New York City Ballet; teaching Balanchine's choreography; problems of touring in the United States.

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. New York City Ballet
2. Balanchine, George
3. Designs with strings (Choreographic work : Taras)
4. Audiotapes > Taras, J

Call number

1. *MGZTC 3-2018

Note

1. Host: Marian Horosko. Recorded backstage at the New York State Theater in 1965, and broadcast in January, 1966 by radio station WNYC, New York, on its series, World of dance.

Author

1. Taras, John. Interviewee

Title

1. Interview with John Taras [sound recording]

Imprint

1. 1966.

Local note

1. Archival original: *MGZTO 5-81; 3 3/4 in. per sec.; 5 in. reel; polyester, half track.
2. Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2018; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester.
3. Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.

Local subject

1. Audiotapes -- Taras, J.

Added author

1. Horosko, Marian. Interviewer

Added title

1. World of dance (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *MGZTC 3-2018