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[Algur H. Meadows Award for Excellence in the Arts ceremony] [honoring Merce Cunningham].

Title
[Algur H. Meadows Award for Excellence in the Arts ceremony] [videorecording] : [honoring Merce Cunningham].
Publication
1987.

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Additional Authors
  • Cunningham, Merce
  • Richards, Mary Caroline.
  • Southern Methodist University.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Found In
Merce Cunningham archive.
Description
2 videodiscs (NTSC) (37 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Merce Cunningham accepts the Algur H. Meadows Award for Excellence in the Arts. The first tape begins with excerpts from a performance by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. The Dean of Southern Methodist University introduces the award and gives a tribute to Merce Cunningham. At the beginning of the second tape, M.C. Richards gives a tribute to Cunningham, and Cunningham gives an acceptance speech, thanking collaborators, staff members and dancers. At the end of the tape, Cunningham introduces the dancers in his company.
Series Statement
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Award presentations.
  • Video.
Note
  • Sound quality is extremely poor due to a defect in the original tape.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Tex., date unknown, 1987.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Merce Cunningham archive.
Contents
Disc 1: ceremony part 1 (14 min.) -- Disc 2: ceremony part 2 (23 min.)
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-571
OCLC
NYPG05-F10552
Title
[Algur H. Meadows Award for Excellence in the Arts ceremony] [videorecording] : [honoring Merce Cunningham].
Imprint
1987.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection
Performer
Speakers include Merce Cunningham, M.C. Richards.
Event
Videotaped at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Tex., date unknown, 1987.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham archive.
Local Subject
Algur H. Meadows Award for Excellence in the Arts.
Added Author
Cunningham, Merce, speaker.
Cunningham, Merce, dancer.
Richards, Mary Caroline. Speaker
Southern Methodist University.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham archive.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-571
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