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Totem Ancestor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2009-03-28

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Totem Ancestor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2009-03-28

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Title
Totem Ancestor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2009-03-28
Additional title: Totem ancestor (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Farmer, Matthew (Dancer)
Sparling, Peter (Speaker)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2009-03-28
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6814
Topics
Modern dance
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Notes
Creation/production credits: "Performance of Merce Cunningham's 'Totem Ancestor' as part of 'Dancer's Vision: An Evening of Dance and Video Curated by Peter Sparling' for the inauguration of the Helmut Stern Auditorium at the University of Michigan Museum of Art, March 25 & 28, 2009. Matthew Farmer, dancer."
Venue: Recorded 2009, March 28. Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Videodisc
Extent: 1 videodisc (DVD) (7 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A performance of the Merce Cunningham piece Totem Ancestor at the University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor. The performance by dancer Matthew Farmer is preceded by a brief prepared introductory speech by dancer and dance professor Peter Sparling.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 969973526
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21162913
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 28716120-c264-0135-d6b1-597a6d3fde46
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Totem Ancestor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2009-03-28" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2009. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f3ac6780-ef99-0133-be0a-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Totem Ancestor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2009-03-28" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f3ac6780-ef99-0133-be0a-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2009). Totem Ancestor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2009-03-28 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f3ac6780-ef99-0133-be0a-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Totem Ancestor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2009-03-28