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Backstage at the Paris Opera: Garnier event II [excerpt], 1998 January 17 & 18

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Backstage at the Paris Opera

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Title
Backstage at the Paris Opera: Garnier event II [excerpt], 1998 January 17 & 18
Additional title: Event (Choreographic work : Cunningham). selections
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Cunningham, Merce (Speaker)
Richard, Donna (Videographer)
Vaughan, David (American architect, active late 20th century) (Speaker)
Pesle, Bénédicte (Host)
Boudreau, Lisa (Dancer)
Caley, Thomas (Dancer)
Cole, Michael Eugene (Dancer)
Farmer, Holley (Dancer)
Fason, Maydelle (Dancer)
Freebury, Jean (Dancer)
Gafner, Frédéric (Dancer)
Mohr, Matthew (Dancer)
Ogan, Banu (Dancer)
Phillips, Jared (Dancer)
Rumsey, Glen (Dancer)
Steele, Jeannie K (Dancer)
Swan, Derry (Dancer)
Swinston, Robert (Dancer)
Therrien, Cheryl (Dancer)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Composer)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Instrumentalist)
Lacy, Steve (Composer)
Lacy, Steve (Instrumentalist)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Presenter)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1998-01-17
Date Created: 1998-01-18
Table of Contents
Garnier event II (15 min.) -- Bénédicte [Pesle] & Arlette's home (14 min.)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1768
Topics
Modern dance
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Title provided by cataloger, based on original container label; statement of responsibility and credits taken from documents provided by Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation.
Content: Footage of Garnier event II shot from backstage with a hand-held camera by company director Donna Richard.
Content: This is Foofwa d'Imobilité's last performance.
Content: Both David Vaughan and Merce Cunningham speak at Bénédicte [Pesle] and Arlette's home. Cunningham is barely audible.
Creation/production credits: Music composed and performed by Takehisa Kosugi and Steve Lacy; decor (from Points in space) by William Anastasi; costumes by Suzanne Gallo; lighting by David Covey.
Venue: Recorded 1998 January 17 & 18 Paris Opera & Bénédicte [Pesle] and Arlette's home, Paris, France.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (30 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 897053350
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20488462
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8b381330-66ad-0132-e87f-3c075448cc4b
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Backstage at the Paris Opera" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1998 - 1998. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8cfbd620-66ad-0132-ff8f-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Backstage at the Paris Opera" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8cfbd620-66ad-0132-ff8f-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1998 - 1998). Backstage at the Paris Opera Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8cfbd620-66ad-0132-ff8f-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Backstage at the Paris Opera