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An afternoon with Blondell Cummings excerpts from excerpts.

Title
An afternoon with Blondell Cummings [videorecording] : excerpts from excerpts.
Publication
1989.

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Additional Authors
  • Cummings, Blondell
  • Thayer, Tom.
  • Eno, Brian, 1948-
  • Monk, Meredith
  • Wolcott, Colin.
  • Paley, Grace.
  • Stone, Carl, 1953-
  • Reisman, Michael.
  • Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (73 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
This program was part of the Splash Festival, a two-week celebration of new dance and music presented for the second year at Jacob's Pillow in 1989. Blondell Cummings performs excerpts of choreographic works and improvises text and movement based on words suggested by audience members.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
Uniform Title
  • Moving pictures (Choreographic work : Cummings)
  • Chicken soup (Choreographic work : Cummings)
  • 3B49 (Choreographic work : Cummings)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title from accompanying program.
Credits (note)
  • All choreography by Blondell Cummings.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in Studio 2, Jacob's Pillow, Becket, Mass., on July 25, 1989.
Contents
Moving pictures (5 min.) -- Talking diary (In the dark, Aerobics USA, Improvisation) (31 min.) -- Chicken soup / text by Grace Paley (The long distance runner and Enormous changes at the last moment), Pat Stein (Kitchen); music by Briano Eno, Meredith Monk, Colin Wolcott (18 min.) -- Excerpts from 3B49 (Passenger, Driver, It takes two) / performed by Blondell Cummings and Tom Thayer; music by Carl Stone; text from interviews with New York City taxi drivers (Driver) and by Cummings and Thayer (It takes two) (19 min.)
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7913
OCLC
NYPT05-F108
Title
An afternoon with Blondell Cummings [videorecording] : excerpts from excerpts.
Imprint
1989.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Credits
All choreography by Blondell Cummings.
Performer
Performed by Blondell Cummings and Tom Thayer.
Event
Videotaped in Studio 2, Jacob's Pillow, Becket, Mass., on July 25, 1989.
Added Author
Cummings, Blondell, choreographer. Performer
Thayer, Tom. Performer
Eno, Brian, 1948- composer.
Monk, Meredith, composer.
Wolcott, Colin. Composer
Paley, Grace. Author
Stone, Carl, 1953- Composer
Reisman, Michael. Composer
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
Added Title
Moving pictures (Choreographic work : Cummings)
Chicken soup (Choreographic work : Cummings)
3B49 (Choreographic work : Cummings)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7913
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