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Merce Cunningham Compilation for Benefit

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Merce Cunningham Compilation for Benefit

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Title
Merce Cunningham Compilation for Benefit
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Cunningham, Merce (Dancer)
Cunningham, Merce (Speaker)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1995 - 2010 (Inferred)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6750
Topics
Modern dance -- History -- United States
Genres
Filmed dance
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title provided by cataloger, based on original container label and viewing of content.
Content: Note that although the digital file running time is listed as 60 minutes when accessed, actual content ends at 25 minutes.
Performers: Merce Cunningham, interviewee/dancer. Dance excerpts performed by members of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Videodisc
Extent: 1 videodisc (DVD) (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A potpourri of archival clips, photographs, interview voiceovers and dance footage of Merce Cunningham, designed to be shown at an unknown benefit event.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 969974095
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21163002
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 58ac28a0-c26c-0135-394f-097a52359559
Rights Statement
This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

Item timeline of events

  • 1995: Created (Approximate)
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Merce Cunningham Compilation for Benefit" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1995 - 2010. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c8b13520-ef99-0133-af0a-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Merce Cunningham Compilation for Benefit" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c8b13520-ef99-0133-af0a-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1995 - 2010). Merce Cunningham Compilation for Benefit Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c8b13520-ef99-0133-af0a-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Merce Cunningham Compilation for Benefit