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RainForest [and] BIPED [with panel discussion]

Title
RainForest [and] BIPED [videorecording] : [with panel discussion] / [presented by] the Merce Cunningham Dance Company ; choreography by Merce Cunningham.
Publication
2000.

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Additional Authors
  • Cunningham, Merce
  • Bryars, Gavin.
  • Tudor, David, 1926-1996.
  • Andrieux, Cédric
  • Bokaer, Jonah
  • Boudreau, Lisa
  • Chen, Ashley
  • Chen, Ashley.
  • Cunningham, Paige
  • Farmer, Holley
  • Kirschner, Mandy
  • Kulick, David
  • Goggans, Jennifer
  • Minato, Koji
  • Squire, Daniel S.
  • Steele, Jeannie K.
  • Swan, Derry
  • Swinston, Robert
  • Therrien, Cheryl
  • Kaiser, Paul, 1956-
  • Eshkar, Shelley.
  • Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987.
  • Vaughan, David, 1924-
  • Carlson, Trevor.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Found In
Merce Cunningham archive.
Description
1 videodisc (PAL) (93 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
A brief panel discussion follows the performances of RainForest and BIPED. All of the participants speak French except for Trevor Carlson, whose comments in English are translated into French by an interpreter. Archivist David Vaughan speaks about the Merce Cunningham Dance Company's visits to France, about the creation of RainForest and BIPED, and about how Cunningham chooses dancers for the company. Ashley Chen speaks about his experience in the company, learning roles created for other dancers, and his feelings on returning to perform in his native France.
Series Statement
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection
Uniform Title
  • Biped (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
  • RainForest (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Panel discussions.
Note
  • Filmed in close shot. The picture is dark during the recording of BIPED.
Credits (note)
  • BIPED. Music by Gavin Bryars. Decor by Paul Kaiser and Shelley Eshkar.
  • RainForest. Music by David Tudor. Decor by Andy Warhol.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at the Theatre de Caen, Caen, France on Dec. 6, 2000.
Language (note)
  • In French and English.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Merce Cunningham archive.
Contents
RainForest / performed by Lisa Boudreau, Ashley Chen, Jennifer Goggans, Koji Minato, Daniel Squire, Cheryl Therrien (22 min.) -- BIPED / performed by Cedric Andrieux, Jonah Bokaer, Lisa Boudreau, Ashley Chen, Paige Cunningham, Holley Farmer, Jennifer Goggans, Mandy Kirschner, David Kulick, Daniel Squire, Jeannie Steele, Derry Swan, Robert Swinston, Cheryl Therrien (51 min.) -- Panel discussion / with Trevor Carlson, Davis Vaughan and Ashley Chen (20 min.)
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1397
OCLC
NYPG06-F657
Title
RainForest [and] BIPED [videorecording] : [with panel discussion] / [presented by] the Merce Cunningham Dance Company ; choreography by Merce Cunningham.
Imprint
2000.
Country of Producing Entity
France.
Series
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection
Credits
BIPED. Music by Gavin Bryars. Decor by Paul Kaiser and Shelley Eshkar.
RainForest. Music by David Tudor. Decor by Andy Warhol.
Performer
Performed by members of Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Cedric Andrieux, Jonah Bokaer, Lisa Boudreau, Ashley Chen, Paige Cunningham, Holley Farmer, Jennifer Goggans, Mandy Kirschner, David Kulick, Koji Minato, Daniel Squire, Jeannie Steele, Derry Swan, Robert Swinston, Cheryl Therrien.
Event
Videotaped in performance at the Theatre de Caen, Caen, France on Dec. 6, 2000.
Language
In French and English.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham archive.
Added Author
Cunningham, Merce, choreographer.
Bryars, Gavin. Composer
Tudor, David, 1926-1996. Composer
Andrieux, Cédric, dancer.
Bokaer, Jonah, dancer.
Boudreau, Lisa, dancer.
Chen, Ashley, dancer.
Chen, Ashley. Speaker
Cunningham, Paige, dancer.
Farmer, Holley, dancer.
Kirschner, Mandy, dancer.
Kulick, David, dancer.
Goggans, Jennifer, dancer.
Minato, Koji, dancer.
Squire, Daniel S., dancer.
Steele, Jeannie K., dancer.
Swan, Derry, dancer.
Swinston, Robert, dancer.
Therrien, Cheryl, dancer.
Kaiser, Paul, 1956- Designer
Eshkar, Shelley. Designer
Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987. Designer
Vaughan, David, 1924- Speaker
Carlson, Trevor. Speaker
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Added Title
Biped (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
RainForest (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Found In:
Merce Cunningham archive.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1397
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