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Merce Cunningham Dance Company Publicity Tape, 1996

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Merce Cunningham Dance Company Publicity Tape, 1996

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Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Company Publicity Tape, 1996
Additional title: Ground level overlay (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: CRWDSPCR (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Enter (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Installations (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Sounddance (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Beach birds for camera (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Changing steps (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008 (Interviewee)
Johns, Jasper, 1930- (Interviewee)
Dean, Sherry (Interviewer)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1996
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6770
Topics
Dance Forms 1.0 (computer program)
Computer software
Modern dance
Genres
Filmed performances
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title provided by cataloger, based on original container label; statement of responsibility and credits taken from content.
Venue: Recorded 1996 (clips from various dates between 1989-1996). Various.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (Umatic) (23 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
A publicity tape highlighting performances as well as documentary and film projects created by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company between 1989 and 1996. The program includes excerpts from the following, in order of appearance: A 1995 interview of Merce Cunningham by CNN's Sherry Dean, centering on his use of Lifeforms computer software to create choreography; a performance of Ground Level Overlay given in Seattle in May 1996 (2:49).; CRWDSPCR, Berkeley, May 1994 (5:11); Enter (including a solo by Merce Cunningham), Paris, November, 1992 (7:57); Installations, Seattle, May 1996 (9:41); Sounddance, Berkeley, May 1994 (12:17); Beach Birds For Camera, 1993 (14:38); Changing Steps, 1989 (17:34); Cage/Cunningham, interview clips with Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns, 1991 (19:05).
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 980348060
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21207924
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bd9d8bb0-771d-0136-4edd-3fcd2edc5e3a
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Merce Cunningham Dance Company Publicity Tape, 1996 " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1996. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e2d49050-ef98-0133-96d1-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Merce Cunningham Dance Company Publicity Tape, 1996 " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e2d49050-ef98-0133-96d1-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1996). Merce Cunningham Dance Company Publicity Tape, 1996 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e2d49050-ef98-0133-96d1-60f81dd2b63c

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Merce Cunningham Dance Company Publicity Tape, 1996