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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Title
RainForest
Additional title: RainForest (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Brown, Carolyn, 1927- (Dancer)
Dilley, Barbara (Dancer)
Reid, Albert (Dancer)
Neels, Sandra (Dancer)
Solomons, Gus, Jr., 1940- (Dancer)
Cage, John (Associated name)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Composer)
Leacock, Richard (Cinematographer)
Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987 (Designer)
Emmons, Beverly (Lighting designer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company ()
Cunningham, Merce (Dancer)
Cunningham, Merce (Interviewee)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1968
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1765
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-810 (former)
Topics
Modern dance
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: Filmed for the Public Broadcast Laboratory of National Educational Television at the second Buffalo Festival of the Arts, March 9, 1968. Produced and written for television by David Oppenheim. Distributed by Pennebaker Inc. Filmed by Richard Leacock.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (Digital Betacam) (27 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
Filmed at the world premiere of the work. Preceded by an introduction (approx. 7 min.) encompassing the "non-art" concept of John Cage, excerpts from an interview with Cunningham, and rehearsal scenes, some in slow motion.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY737042046-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12147777
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1d9d92a0-b2b9-0131-4393-3c075448cc4b
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Item timeline of events

  • 1968: Created
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "RainForest" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1968. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1e5c3980-b2b9-0131-b176-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "RainForest" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1e5c3980-b2b9-0131-b176-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1968). RainForest Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1e5c3980-b2b9-0131-b176-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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RainForest