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Fielding sixes [and] Inlets [excerpt]: [rehearsals]

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Fielding sixes [and] Inlets [excerpt]

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Title
Fielding sixes [and] Inlets [excerpt]: [rehearsals]
Additional title: Fielding sixes (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Inlets (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Dancer)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1980 - 1983
Table of Contents
Fielding sixes (27 min.) -- Inlets [excerpt] (6 min.)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1966
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-950 (former)
Topics
Rehearsals
Modern dance
Genres
Filmed dance
Notes
Venue: Videotaped in rehearsals at the Cunningham studio, Westbeth, New York City, June 1980 (Fielding sixes) and Jan. 6, 1983 (Inlets).
Biographical/historical: Fielding sixes premiered on June 30, 1980, in London, with a musical score by John Cage. Inlets premiered in 1977 at the University of Washington, with a musical score by John Cage.
Content: You may experience playback issues with this item. Trying an alternate quality version (e.g., high, low) may resolve viewing issues.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (32 min.) : silent, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Very poor picture quality.
Description
This video features studio run-throughs of Fielding sixes and the first six min. of Inlets.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16140539
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5b7d0a40-b2b9-0131-5dac-3c075448cc4b
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Item timeline of events

  • 1980: Created (Approximate)
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Fielding sixes [and] Inlets [excerpt]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980 - 1983. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c3dec60-b2b9-0131-189d-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Fielding sixes [and] Inlets [excerpt]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c3dec60-b2b9-0131-189d-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980 - 1983). Fielding sixes [and] Inlets [excerpt] Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c3dec60-b2b9-0131-189d-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Fielding sixes [and] Inlets [excerpt]