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Merce Cunningham Dance Company Dance Chat

Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Company Dance Chat, 2011-03-14
Publication
March 14, 2011.

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Additional Authors
  • Carlson, Trevor
  • Swinston, Robert
  • Weber, Andrea Michelle, 1975-
  • Mitchell, Rashaun
  • Hill, Joanne Robinson
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
1 streaming video file (27 min) : sound, color
Summary
Moderator Joanne Robinson Hill begins by discussing the history of Merce Cunningham Dance Company performances and discussions at the Joyce, then asks Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation executive director Trevor Carlson to discuss the company's final Legacy Tour, which extended throughout 2011, and also discusses the last few weeks of Cunningham's life. MCDF co-choreographer Robert Swinston and Carlson discuss the choice and reconstruction of the repertory pieces for the tour and the selection of performance venues (4:40). Dance décor recreationist Davison Scandrett, Swinston, and dancers Rashaun Mitchell and Andrea Weber talk about the revival of the piece Antic Meet (7:42). Carlson discusses the outlines of the Cunningham Legacy Plan and the reasons for the disbanding of the MCDC. (16:15).
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Music.
  • Video.
  • Interviews.
  • Nonfiction films.
Note
  • Title provided by cataloger, based on writing on original DVD.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
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 6753
OCLC
969973509
Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Company Dance Chat, 2011-03-14
Production
March 14, 2011.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Performer
Trevor Carlson, Robert Swinston, Davidson Scandrett, Andrea Weber, Rashaun Mitchell, interviewees; Joanne Robinson Hill, moderator.
Event
Recorded 2011, March 14. New York City.
System Details
Streaming video.
Original Version
Original format: 1 videodisc (DVD) ; 4 3/4 in.
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
Added Author
Carlson, Trevor, panelist.
Swinston, Robert, panelist.
Weber, Andrea Michelle, 1975- panelist.
Mitchell, Rashaun, panelist.
Hill, Joanne Robinson, moderator.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation donor.
Added Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 6753
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