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Anton Perich presents: Louise Nevelson, John Cage and Merce Cunningham, 1974-05-22

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Title
Anton Perich presents: Louise Nevelson, John Cage and Merce Cunningham, 1974-05-22
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Interviewee)
Cage, John (Interviewee)
Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988 (Interviewee)
Hay, R. Couri (Interviewer)
Perich, Anton (Presenter)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1974-05-22
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1810
Topics
Modern dance
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title and statement of responsibility provided by cataloger, based on original container labels.
Content: Original container misdated (1975). This was recorded in 1974, as John Cage verifies during the interview.
Content: Time code visible in bottom right of picture.
Content: Interview with Louise Nevelson, John Cage and Merce Cunningham conducted by R. Couri Hay during a benefit party for Cunningham at Nevelson's home in SoHo, NY.
Venue: Recorded 1974 May 22 Louise Nevelson's home, SoHo, New York, NY.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 1 videotape reel (45 min.) : sound, black & white ; 1/2 in.
Description
Louise Nevelson speaks about the benefit party and her admiration for Merce Cunningham and John Cage; Cage and Cunningham describe the origins of their collaboration; Cunningham speaks about collaboration with contemporary artists, especially Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns; Nevelson gives her opinion on the essence of both Cunningham's choreography and Cage's music; Cunningham speaks about the popularity of dance and some of the recent societal shifts that may be responsible for its appeal; he gives his opinion about dance as free of economic influence; he speaks briefly about the history of non-traditional venues and his use of them; Cage speaks about how Cunningham inspires him; Nevelson speaks about awareness, creativity, and her belief in the necessity of art; they express mutual admiration for one another; Cage briefly speaks about his working process and his desire to liberate the arts from one another; he references a recent piece of writing, "Where are we going? And what are we eating" [Presumably, the early title for Cage's work "Where are we eating? And what are we eating"]; Nevelson describes her opinion on the nature of dance and equates movement with life; she speaks about her own work and comments on the life of the wood she uses for her sculpture; she expresses her gratitude and appreciation for the night's event.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 897054837
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20488480
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 98778010-66ad-0132-4fb5-3c075448cc4b
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Anton Perich presents" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1974. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/99f6ca10-66ad-0132-11d4-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Anton Perich presents" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/99f6ca10-66ad-0132-11d4-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1974). Anton Perich presents Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/99f6ca10-66ad-0132-11d4-3c075448cc4b

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Anton Perich presents