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Cunningham dance technique: elementary level [rough cut]

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Cunningham dance technique

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Title
Cunningham dance technique: elementary level [rough cut]
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Teacher)
Cutri, Alison (Dancer)
Diamond, Jill (Dancer)
Troughton, Kate (Dancer)
Langsner, Nancy (Dancer)
Alexander, Susan (Teacher)
Barnes, Ruth (Teacher)
Finch, June (Teacher)
Hayman-Chaffey, Susana (Teacher)
Komar, Chris (Teacher)
Caplan, Elliot (Videographer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Dancer)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1985
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1908
Topics
Modern dance -- Technique -- Cunningham
Television. Cunningham dance technique: Elementary level
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
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: No audio until 42 min. into video.
Content: Note on original container: ETVP 1/2" (master) copy of final rough-cut for MC narration.
Content: See *MGZIDVD 5-906 for the final cut of this video.
Content: V.P.M. 1 & 2 misidentified as Event for television.
Creation/production credits: Shot by Elliot Caplan.
Venue: Recorded 1985 Merce Cunningham Dance Studio at Westbeth, New York, NY.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 1 videotape reel (60 min.) : silent & sound, black & white ; 1/2 in.
Video quality poor throughout.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 900013131
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20513014
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ac5c5e20-9e7b-0132-a016-3c075448cc4b
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  • 1985: Created
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Cunningham dance technique" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1985. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/afb6f8f0-9e7b-0132-9fff-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Cunningham dance technique" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/afb6f8f0-9e7b-0132-9fff-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1985). Cunningham dance technique Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/afb6f8f0-9e7b-0132-9fff-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Cunningham dance technique