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Merce Cunningham a lifetime of dance

Title
Merce Cunningham [videorecording] : a lifetime of dance / a co-production of INA, Thirteen/WNET New York, La Sept ARTE, BBC, and NPS ; directed by Charles Atlas.
Publication
c2000.

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Additional Authors
  • Cunningham, Merce
  • Atlas, Charles.
  • Kuhn, Laura.
  • Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
  • Dudley, Jane.
  • Brown, Carolyn, 1927-
  • Charlip, Remy.
  • Sommer, Sally R.
  • Jenkins, Margaret.
  • Acocella, Joan Ross
  • Brown, Earle, 1926-2002.
  • Vaughan, David, 1924-
  • Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008.
  • Harris, Joanna G.
  • Alston, Richard, 1948-
  • Lloyd, Lew L.
  • Pesle, Benedicte.
  • Bryars, Gavin.
  • Mumma, Gordon, 1935-
  • Jowitt, Deborah
  • Solomons, Gus, Jr., 1938-2023
  • Monk, Meredith
  • Behrman, David.
  • Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-
  • Kaiser, Paul, 1956-
  • Eshkar, Shelley.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
  • Institut national de l'audiovisuel (France)
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  • Sept/Arte (Firm)
  • British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
  • Nederlandse Programma Stichting.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (90 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in.
Summary
Documentary on the life and work of pioneering modern dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham. Cunningham himself, along with his dancers, collaborators, and observers, traces the course of his long career and that of his dance company. Topics include: his special qualities as a dancer; his performances as a member of Martha Graham's company; his choreographic approach and sources of inspiration; his longtime association and collaboration with composer John Cage; his residency at Black Mountain College; the development of his use of chance procedures; the early years of his company; his preference for avant-garde music, and his collaborations with various composers; and his use of technological innovations such as the computer program Life forms. The program is copiously illustrated with excerpts from his works; among those discussed in interviews are Pond way, Beach birds for camera, Totem ancestor, Antic meet, Septet, Story, Winterbranch, Biped, and Occasion piece.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Biographies.
  • Documentaries and factual films and programs.
  • Video.
Performer (note)
  • Interviewees: Merce Cunningham, with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Peg Cunningham, Joyce Holden, Jane Dudley, Carolyn Brown, Remy Charlip, Sally Sommer, Margaret Jenkins, Joan Acocella, Daniel Roberts, Earle Brown, David Vaughan, Robert Rauschenberg, Joanna Gewertz Harris, Richard Alston, Lew Lloyd, Benedicte Pesle, Gavin Bryars, Gordon Mumma, Deborah Jowitt, Gus Solomons, Jr., Meredith Monk, David Behrman, Takehisa Kosugi, Paul Kaiser, Shelley Eshkar, Loretta Mears.
  • Interviewers: Charles Atlas, Laura Kuhn.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7282
OCLC
NYPY03-F604
Title
Merce Cunningham [videorecording] : a lifetime of dance / a co-production of INA, Thirteen/WNET New York, La Sept ARTE, BBC, and NPS ; directed by Charles Atlas.
Imprint
c2000.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Performer
Interviewees: Merce Cunningham, with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Peg Cunningham, Joyce Holden, Jane Dudley, Carolyn Brown, Remy Charlip, Sally Sommer, Margaret Jenkins, Joan Acocella, Daniel Roberts, Earle Brown, David Vaughan, Robert Rauschenberg, Joanna Gewertz Harris, Richard Alston, Lew Lloyd, Benedicte Pesle, Gavin Bryars, Gordon Mumma, Deborah Jowitt, Gus Solomons, Jr., Meredith Monk, David Behrman, Takehisa Kosugi, Paul Kaiser, Shelley Eshkar, Loretta Mears.
Interviewers: Charles Atlas, Laura Kuhn.
Local Subject
Aleatory music in dance.
Local Subject
Computers -- Dance applications.
Added Author
Cunningham, Merce, choreographer.
Cunningham, Merce, dancer.
Cunningham, Merce, interviewee.
Atlas, Charles. Director. Interviewer
Kuhn, Laura. Interviewer
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- dancer.
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- interviewee.
Dudley, Jane. Interviewee
Brown, Carolyn, 1927- Interviewee
Charlip, Remy. Interviewee
Sommer, Sally R. Interviewee
Jenkins, Margaret. Interviewee
Acocella, Joan Ross, interviewee.
Brown, Earle, 1926-2002. Interviewee
Vaughan, David, 1924- Interviewee
Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008. Interviewee
Harris, Joanna G. Interviewee
Alston, Richard, 1948- Interviewee
Lloyd, Lew L. Interviewee
Pesle, Benedicte. Interviewee
Bryars, Gavin. Interviewee
Mumma, Gordon, 1935- Interviewee
Jowitt, Deborah, interviewee.
Solomons, Gus, Jr., 1938-2023 interviewee.
Monk, Meredith, interviewee.
Behrman, David. Interviewee
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- Interviewee
Kaiser, Paul, 1956- Interviewee
Eshkar, Shelley. Interviewee
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Institut national de l'audiovisuel (France)
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Sept/Arte (Firm)
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
Nederlandse Programma Stichting.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7282
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