Research Catalog

Title

A video event with Merce Cunningham, pt. 1 and pt. 2 [electronic resource]

Publication

1974.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Cunningham, Merce
• Cornfield, Ellen
• Harper, Meg
• Hayman-Chaffey, Susana
• Kerr, Catherine
• Komar, Chris
• Kovich, Robert
• Mehl, Brynar
• Moulton, Charles, 1954-
• Roess-Smith, Julie
• Setterfield, Valda
• Brockway, Merrill.
• Merce Cunningham Dance Company.

Description

1 streaming video file (60 min.) : sd., col.

Uniform Title

• Winterbranch (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
• Second hand (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
• Sounddance (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
• TV rerun (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
• Changing steps (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
• Landrover (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
• Signals (Choreographic work : Cunningham)

Note

• Recorded at the CBS studio on May 10 and 11, 1974 and telecast by CBS-TV, New York on Camera three, October 27, 1974 and November 3, 1974. Produced and directed by Merrill Brockway.
• Choreography: Merce Cunningham. Scenery: Jim Ryan. Performed by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Merce Cunningham, Ellen Cornfield, Meg Harper, Susana Hayman-Chaffey, Cathy Kerr, Chris Komar, Robert Kovich, Brynar Mehl, Charles Moulton, Julie Roess-Smith, and Valda Setterfield.

Contents

CONTENTS. - Part 1. Merce Cunningham discusses events, spaces, rehearsals, teaching, and dancers, and is shown teaching a technique class. Winterbranch: excerpts. Second hand: Solo danced by Merce Cunningham. Sounddance: excerpts. TV rerun: four views of various sequences shown simultaneously by way of split television screen. - Part 2. Merce Cunningham discusses how he makes a dance and demonstrates the development of a phrase. Changing steps: excerpts. A solo, duo, trio, and quartet are shown simultaneously by way of split television screen. Landrover: excerpts from 2nd and 4th sections. Signals: trio and sextet featuring solos by Meg Harper.

Call Number

*MGZIDF 4445

OCLC

NYPY807013420-F

Title

A video event with Merce Cunningham, pt. 1 and pt. 2 [electronic resource]

Imprint

1974.

Local Note

Former classmarks: *MGZIC 9-94 & *MGZIDVD 5-2144.

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NYPL Digital Collections

Local Subject

Television. Camera three.

Television. A video event with Merce Cunningham and dancers.

Added Author

Cunningham, Merce, choreographer.

Cunningham, Merce, dancer.

Cunningham, Merce, commentator.

Cornfield, Ellen, dancer.

Harper, Meg, dancer.

Hayman-Chaffey, Susana, dancer.

Kerr, Catherine, dancer.

Komar, Chris, dancer.

Kovich, Robert, dancer.

Mehl, Brynar, dancer.

Moulton, Charles, 1954- dancer.

Roess-Smith, Julie, dancer.

Setterfield, Valda, dancer.

Brockway, Merrill. Producer

Brockway, Merrill. Director

Merce Cunningham Dance Company.

Added Title

Winterbranch (Choreographic work : Cunningham)

Second hand (Choreographic work : Cunningham)

Sounddance (Choreographic work : Cunningham)

TV rerun (Choreographic work : Cunningham)

Changing steps (Choreographic work : Cunningham)

Landrover (Choreographic work : Cunningham)

Signals (Choreographic work : Cunningham)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDF 4445

*MGZIDVD 5-2144 (former)