Research Catalog

Title

Interview with Glenn White. December 1,1972, 1972.

Author

White, Glenn

Publication

1972

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Details

Additional Authors

• Gruen, John
• Gruen, John, donor

Description

2 sound discs (approximately one hour and seven minutes): digital; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of John Gruen, April 1974

Alternative Title

Dance Audio Archive.

Subject

• White, Glenn
• Joffrey, Robert
• Arpino, Gerald
• Joffrey Ballet
• Audiotapes > White, G

Note

• Interview with Glenn White conducted by John Gruen on December 1,1972 in New York City. This interview may have been intended as research for a chapter in John Gruen's book, The private world of ballet (New York, Viking Press), but the book does not include a chapter about White.
• Sound quality is fair. There is considerable ambient noise due to the fact that the interview is being conducted in a restaurant. There are also a few short gaps.

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.

Local note

• Open to researchers as June 1992.
• Former classmark: *MGZTC 3-204

Call Number

*MGZTL 4-204

OCLC

80290130

Author

White, Glenn, interviewee.

Title

Interview with Glenn White. December 1,1972, 1972.

Production

1972

Type of Content

spoken word

Type of Medium

audio

Type of Carrier

audio disc

Event

Recorded by John Gruen 1972, December 1 New York (New York)

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.

Original Version

Original format: one sound cassette (approximately one hour and seven minutes); 1 7/8 ips. originally recorded on December 1, 1972; transferred to wav file and compact disc formats in 2013.

Local Note

Open to researchers as June 1992.

Summary

Disc 1, approximately 48 minutes. John Gruen speaks with Glenn White about his career at the Joffrey Ballet including White's family background; his dance training; the circumstances of his joining the Joffrey Ballet; his friendship with Gary Chryst; his activities outside of the Joffrey including guest appearances in Washington, D.C. and participating in the international ballet competition in Varna [International Ballet Festival, Varna, Bulgaria]; more on his becoming a member of the Joffrey Ballet including some of his first roles; the Joffrey Ballet as a company that has a relatively large number of good roles for male dancers; Robert Joffrey; Gerald Arpino; his comfort with partnering, including, for example, with Starr [Danias];in [Arpino's work] Chabriesque the Joffrey Ballet's reputation; more on Robert Joffrey in particular his relationship with his dancers; the complex interpersonal relationships among the company members; the beginning of his disillusionment with the company [ends abruptly].

Disc 2, approximately 19 minutes. John Gruen and Glenn White continue to speak about White's reasons for his increasing dissatisfaction with the Joffrey Ballet and how this was resolved; his personal relationships; more on his friendship with Gary Chryst; his hopes for the future after he retires as a dancer; his need to dance and his artistic goals.

Local Note

Former classmark: *MGZTC 3-204

Added Author

Gruen, John, interviewer.

Gruen, John, donor

Research Call Number

*MGZTL 4-204