Research Catalog

Second hand [wide shot]

Title
Second hand [wide shot], 1972-02-05 / choreography by Merce Cunningham.
Publication
1972.

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Cunningham, Merce
  • Cage, John
  • Johns, Jasper, 1930-
  • Nelson, Richard, 1938-1996
  • Brown, Carolyn, 1927-
  • Neels, Sandra
  • Harper, Meg
  • Robinson, Chase
  • Dunn, Douglas, 1942-
  • Setterfield, Valda
  • Hayman-Chaffey, Susana
  • Wong, Mel
  • Dove, Ulysses
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company, dancer.
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music, producer.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
1 streaming video file (31 min.) : sound, black & white
Summary
Part I of Second Hand features Merce Cunningham dancing solo. In Part II, he is joined by Carolyn Brown. Part III is a group dance, during which Merce Cunningham and Carolyn Brown are joined by several members of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Uniform Title
Second hand (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Music.
  • Video.
  • Filmed dance.
  • Filmed performances.
Note
  • Title and statement of responsibility provided by cataloger, based on program available in *MGZMD 196.
  • Tracking unstable at start and end; picture quality poor throughout; last 5 min. blank.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Original music score (Cheap Imitation) by John Cage; costumes by Jasper Johns; lighting design by Richard Nelson.
System Details (note)
  • Streaming video.
Source (note)
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Contents
Part I (6 min.) -- Part II (8 min.) -- Part III (17 min.)
Call Number
*MGZIDF 1998
OCLC
882105233
Title
Second hand [wide shot], 1972-02-05 / choreography by Merce Cunningham.
Production
1972.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Performer
Performed by members of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Carolyn Brown, Merce Cunningham, Ulysses Dove, Douglas Dunn, Meg Harper, Susana Hayman-Chaffey, Sandra Neels, Chase Robinson, Valda Setterfield and Mel Wong.
Credits
Original music score (Cheap Imitation) by John Cage; costumes by Jasper Johns; lighting design by Richard Nelson.
Event
Recorded 1972 February 5 Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City.
System Details
Streaming video.
Original Version
Original format: 1 open reel videotape ; 1/2 in.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Cunningham, Merce, choreographer.
Cunningham, Merce, dancer.
Cage, John, composer.
Johns, Jasper, 1930- costume designer.
Nelson, Richard, 1938-1996, lighting designer.
Brown, Carolyn, 1927- dancer.
Neels, Sandra, dancer.
Harper, Meg, dancer.
Robinson, Chase, dancer.
Dunn, Douglas, 1942- dancer.
Setterfield, Valda, dancer.
Hayman-Chaffey, Susana, dancer.
Wong, Mel, dancer.
Dove, Ulysses, dancer.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company, dancer.
Brooklyn Academy of Music, producer.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation donor.
Added Title
Container of (work): Second hand (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 1998
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