Research Catalog

Septet

Title
Septet, 1964-09-18 / choreography by Merce Cunningham.
Publication
1964.

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Additional Authors
  • Cunningham, Merce
  • Satie, Erik, 1866-1925
  • Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008
  • Tudor, David, 1926-1996
  • Cage, John
  • Seppälä, Heikki, 1941-
  • Brown, Carolyn, 1927-
  • Farber, Viola
  • Dilley, Barbara
  • Davis, William
  • Paxton, Steve
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company, dancer.
  • Yleisradio Oy, producer.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
1 streaming video file (18 min) : sound, black & white
Summary
This performance, along with Nightwandering, Antic Meet and Story, was recorded from a live television transmission directed by Heiki Seppala and produced by the Finnish Broadcasting Company.
Uniform Title
Septet (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Music.
  • Video.
  • Filmed dance.
  • Filmed performances.
Note
  • Title, statement of responsibility and credits taken from close-up of house program shown on-screen prior to performance.
  • For other performances from this date and venue see *MGZIDF 1958, *MGZIDF 1761, *MGZIDF 1763 & *MGZHB 8-2225.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Music by Erik Satie; piano by David Tudor and John Cage; costumes by Robert Rauschenberg.
System Details (note)
  • Streaming video.
Source (note)
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 1762
OCLC
903385296
Title
Septet, 1964-09-18 / choreography by Merce Cunningham.
Imprint
1964.
Country of Producing Entity
Finland.
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: Merce Cunningham, Carolyn Brown, Viola Farber, Barbara Dilley, William Davis & Steve Paxton.
Credits
Music by Erik Satie; piano by David Tudor and John Cage; costumes by Robert Rauschenberg.
Event
Recorded 1964 September 18 Ruotsalaisessa Teatterissa (Swedish Theatre), Helsinki, Finland.
System Details
Streaming video.
Original Version
Original format: kinescope of live tv transmission ; 16mm.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site 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
Local Subject
Televised dance.
Added Author
Cunningham, Merce, choreographer.
Satie, Erik, 1866-1925, composer.
Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008, costume design.
Tudor, David, 1926-1996, performer.
Cage, John, performer.
Seppälä, Heikki, 1941- director.
Cunningham, Merce, dancer.
Brown, Carolyn, 1927- dancer.
Farber, Viola, dancer.
Dilley, Barbara, dancer.
Davis, William, dancer.
Paxton, Steve, dancer.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company, dancer.
Yleisradio Oy, producer.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation donor.
Added Title
Container of (work): Septet (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 1762
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