John Gruen presents Great artists of the dance : Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. 1977.

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John Gruen presents Great artists of the dance : Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. 1977.

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On p. 1-14 are John Gruen's introductory remarks, followed by his interview with Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. Fonteyn and Nureyev speak about their partnership, including its beginnings; the creation of Frederick Ashton's ballet Marguerite and Armand for them; their teachers, including Nureyev's teacher Aleksandr Pushkin; identity and stage roles; modern dance, in particular dancing in Martha Graham's ballet Lucifer; acting in films, including Nureyev's role as Rudolph Valentino in Ken Russell's [1977] film Valentino; Nureyev's new production of Romeo and Juliet. On p. 14-26 are Fonteyn's and Nureyev's answers to questions from the audience with occasional comments by Gruen.

26 leaves typescript (photocopy) ; 30 cm.

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Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991

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Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991) was an English ballerina. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet (formerly the Sadler's Wells Theatre Company), eventually being appointed prima ballerina assoluta of the company by Queen Elizabeth II. She was born Margaret Evelyn Hookham on May 18, 1919, to Felix John Hookham and Hilda Acheseon Fontes. She studied at the Vic-Wells Ballet School and made her solo debut in 1935 under the stage name "Margot Fonteyn". She was best know for her artis...

Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993

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Pushkin, Aleksandr (Aleksandr Ivanovich), 1907-1970

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Gruen, John.

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John Jonas Gruen born Sept. 12, 1926 in Paris, France. Educated in Europe and the United States. Mr. Gruen is a portrait photographer; art, dance and music critic. He has written countless articles, reviews, interviews, monograhs and essays for many national and international periodicals. He has lectured extensively at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York among other museums, schools and universities and hosted a dance-interview radio program--The Sound of Dance--over WNCN. Fro...