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Guadalcanal tape (part II): with Septet

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Guadalcanal tape (part II)

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Title
Guadalcanal tape (part II): with Septet
Additional title: Septet (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Paik, Nam June, 1932-2006 (Director)
Seppälä, Heikki, 1941- (Director)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Moorman, Charlotte (Performer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Dancer)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1979-08-20
Table of Contents
Guadalcanal tape, pt. II (5 min.) -- Septet (18 min.) -- Guadalcanal tape, pt. II [continued] (39 min.)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3722
Topics
Modern dance
Genres
Documentary films
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: a video by Nam June Paik.
Content: Title provided by cataloger, based on original container label.
Content: Burnt-in time code.
Content: Guadalcanal is misspelled on original container label.
Performers: Charlotte Moorman, cello.
Venue: 1979 August 20 Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (62 min.) : sound, color and black & white ; 3/4 in.
Description
This is part II of a two-part video by Nam June Paik, which is likely raw footage for the Guadalcanal Requiem. Paik's Guadalcanal footage is interrupted by a 1964 performance of Septet. For part I of Paik's Guadalcanal Tape, see *MGZIDF 3723; for a full record of the 1964 performance of Septet, see *MGZIDF 1762.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 905872410
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20590360
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1c58a710-4b4a-0133-ea96-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Guadalcanal tape (part II)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1e7389a0-4b4a-0133-fe3b-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Guadalcanal tape (part II)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1e7389a0-4b4a-0133-fe3b-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1979). Guadalcanal tape (part II) Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1e7389a0-4b4a-0133-fe3b-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Guadalcanal tape (part II)