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Tomm Ruud (1943-1994)

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Title

Tomm Ruud (1943-1994)

Date Created

1995

Description

Ruud studied at the Univeristy of Utah Ballet Department under the mentorship of Willam Christensen. He danced with Utah Civic Ballet, currently Ballet West. In 1975 Ruud became a principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet. Lew Christensen, Willam Christensen, Jeff Friedman, Michael Smuin, Helgi Tomasson are some of the people Ruud talks about in the interview. Ruud died of AIDS-related illnesses in 1994.
Interview conducted for the Legacy Oral History Project.

Creator

Mullen, Dennis

Interviewer

Mullen, Dennis

Interviewee

Ruud, Tomm

Editor

Freidman, Jeff

Subject Topic

Mobile (Choreographic work: Ruud)
Ballet--California--San Francisco
Ballet--Utah--Salt Lake City
Ballet dancers--California--San Francisco
Ballet dancers--Utah--Salt Lake City
AIDS (Disease)
Gay men

Subject Entity

Ruud, Tomm
Christensen, Lew
Christensen, Willam
Tomasson, Helgi
Smuin, Michael
San Francisco Ballet
Ballet West (U.S.)

Genre

Oral histories

Language

eng

Media Type

Sound

Format

Unknown

Generation

Master

Copyright Statement

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Country of Creation

US

Source Institution

Museum of Performance + Design

Source Institution Contact Information

2200 Jerrold Avenue, Suite T, San Francisco, CA, 94124, US, Telephone: (415) 741-3531, email: info@mpdsf.com, http://www.mpdsf.org/

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