Research Catalog

Title

Black Mountain College and Merce Cunningham in the fifties: New perspectives [electronic resource]

Publication

1993.

Details

Additional Authors

• Jowitt, Deborah
• Roberts, Jane B.
• Harris, Mary Emma, 1943-
• Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005.
• Rice, Dan.
• Cernovich, Nicola.
• Farber, Viola.
• Russell Sage College.
• Dance Critics Association (U.S.)
• Black Mountain College and Merce Cunningham in the fifties: New perspectives (1993 : Russell Sage College)

Description

2 streaming video files (156 min.) : sd. color NTSC.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Jane Roberts.

Subjects

• Cunningham, Merce
• Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.)
• Cage, John
• Litz, Katherine, -1978
• Avant-garde dance
• Television > Black Mountain College and Merce Cunningham in the fifties: New perspectives

Note

• Part of an eight-cassette documentation of a symposium held at Russell Sage College, Troy, New York, from October 9-10, 1993. Sponsored by Russell Sage College and the Dance Critics Association. Cassettes 1 and 2 recorded on October 9, 1993.

Access (note)

• Patrons can access streaming video files only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Contents

CONTENTS: Reel 1: Welcome and opening remarks (approx. 7 min.) by Dean Goldenberg and Deborah Jowitt. -- Introduction: Black Mountain magic (approx. 16 min.). Overview on Black Mountain College and Merce Cunningham in the fifties, by Jane Roberts. -- Panel discussion: Black Mountain College, its heritage; the birth of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company (approx. 71 min.). Moderator: Mary Harris. Panelists: Robert Creeley (poet), Dan Rice (painter), Nikola Cernovitch (lighting designer), Viola Farber (dancer/choreographer). Four alumni of Black Mountain College share their perspectives of its activities. -- Reel 2: Continuation of the panel (approx. 38 min.). Farber recalls Katherine Litz, as well as her own experiences in working with Cunningham at Black Mountain and in New York. The panelists also discuss public perceptions of Black Mountain's subversive nature in the arts and politics.

Call Number

*MGZIDF 5385

OCLC

NYPY946050779-F

Title

Black Mountain College and Merce Cunningham in the fifties: New perspectives [electronic resource]

Imprint

1993.

Restricted Access

Patrons can access streaming video files only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Local Note

Former call number: *MGZIA 4-1727 cassettes 1 & 2.

Additional Copy: None.

Connect to:

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Local Subject

Avant-garde dance.

Television. Black Mountain College and Merce Cunningham in the fifties: New perspectives.

Added Author

Jowitt, Deborah, speaker.

Roberts, Jane B. Speaker

Harris, Mary Emma, 1943- Moderator

Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005. Speaker

Rice, Dan. Speaker

Cernovich, Nicola. Speaker

Farber, Viola. Speaker

Russell Sage College.

Dance Critics Association (U.S.)

Black Mountain College and Merce Cunningham in the fifties: New perspectives (1993 : Russell Sage College)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDF 5385

*MGZIA 4-1727