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Points in space [rehearsal]

Title
Points in space [videorecording] : [rehearsal] / choreography by Merce Cunningham.
Publication
1986.

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Additional Authors
  • Cunningham, Merce
  • Barrow, Helen
  • Finlayson, Victoria
  • Good, Alan
  • Kerr, Catherine
  • Komar, Chris
  • Kulick, David
  • Lent, Patricia
  • Remley, Rob
  • Santimyer, Kristy
  • Swinston, Robert
  • Radford, Karen, 1957-
  • Quinn, Susan
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Found In
Merce Cunningham archive.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (42 min.) : si., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
This disc contains a studio run-through of Points in space, in rehearsal clothes, without musical accompaniment. The run-through is filmed from two angles, each of which shows a partial view of the studio. The second recording is incomplete. The first 52 min. of the tape contains two run-throughs of Shards.
Series Statement
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection
Uniform Title
Points in space (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Dance rehearsals.
With (note)
  • On disc with: Shards: rehearsal (52 min.) Total time: 93 min.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in rehearsal at the Cunningham studio, Westbeth, New York City, Dec. 16, 1986.
Biography (note)
  • Points in space, with a musical score by John Cage, was originally choreographed for video in May 1986; the stage version was first performed in 1987.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Merce Cunningham archive.
Contents
Points in space (stage right) (25 min.) -- Points in space (stage left) [incomplete] (17 min.)
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-975
OCLC
NYPG05-F10943
Title
Points in space [videorecording] : [rehearsal] / choreography by Merce Cunningham.
Imprint
1986.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection
With:
On disc with: Shards: rehearsal (52 min.) Total time: 93 min.
Performer
Rehearsed by members of Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Helen Barrow, Victoria Finlayson, Alan Good, Catherine Kerr, Chris Komar, David Kulick, Patricia Lent, Karen Radford, Rob Remley, Kristy Santimyer, Robert Swinston, Susan Quinn Young and others
Event
Videotaped in rehearsal at the Cunningham studio, Westbeth, New York City, Dec. 16, 1986.
Biography
Points in space, with a musical score by John Cage, was originally choreographed for video in May 1986; the stage version was first performed in 1987.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham archive.
Added Author
Cunningham, Merce, choreographer.
Barrow, Helen, dancer.
Finlayson, Victoria, dancer.
Good, Alan, dancer.
Kerr, Catherine, dancer.
Komar, Chris, dancer.
Kulick, David, dancer.
Lent, Patricia, dancer.
Remley, Rob, dancer.
Santimyer, Kristy, dancer.
Swinston, Robert, dancer.
Radford, Karen, 1957- dancer.
Quinn, Susan, dancer.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Added Title
Points in space (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Found In:
Merce Cunningham archive.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-975
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