1 streaming audio file (approximately 27 minutes): digital
Summary
Streaming audio file (approximately 27 minutes). Marian Horosko introduces her guest, Hans Brenaa; Hans Brenaa speaks about the repertoire of the Royal Danish Ballet [Kongelige Danske ballet] in 1960; August Bournonville; the Romantic era of ballet; Bournonville's ballet, Conservatoriet; other works by Bournonville; Brenaa's own background and training, beginning with the Royal Danish Ballet school; government subsidy of ballet in Denmark; ballet on television in Denmark; the audience for ballet in the United States; teaching Bournonville style to the Joffrey Ballet dancers; his re-discovery of the pas de deux choreographed by Bournonville for [Giacomo Rossini's] opera William Tell; the Royal Danish Ballet's frequent domestic tours; modern ballet and modern dance in Denmark; Horosko's closing remarks.
Interview with Hans Brenaa on the Royal Danish Ballet conducted by Marian Horosko as host. Recorded on January 8, and broadcast on February 10, 1969 by radio station WBAI, New York City on its series, Dance, New York. Mr. Brenaa was in New York to stage August Bournonville's Conservatoriet for the Joffrey Ballet.
The sound quality is excellent.
The processing 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.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Access (note)
Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
Author
Brenaa, Hans, 1910-1988, interviewee.
Title
Interview with Hans Brenaa on the Royal Danish Ballet.
Imprint
1969.
Type of content
spoken word
Type of medium
audio
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded for WBAI, New York on the series Dance, New York recorded on January 8 and broadcast on Februrary 10, 1969 New York (N.Y.)
Restricted access
Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
Original version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately 27 minutes); full-track, 7.5 ips; 7 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto728_v01f01_sc.
Local note
Former call number: *MGZTC 3-28
Former call number: *MGZT 7-28
Local note
Archival original: *MGZTO 7-28; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 7 in. reel; acetate. Restored and rehoused in 2015 following water damage.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-28; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester.
Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.