Research Catalog

Title

A video event with Merce Cunningham, pt. 1 and pt. 2 [electronic resource]

Publication

1974.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Cunningham, Merce
• Cornfield, Ellen
• Harper, Meg
• Hayman-Chaffey, Susana
• Kerr, Catherine
• Komar, Chris
• Kovich, Robert
• Mehl, Brynar
• Moulton, Charles, 1954-
• Roess-Smith, Julie
• Setterfield, Valda
• Brockway, Merrill
• Cunningham, Merce
• Merce Cunningham Dance Company

Description

1 streaming video file (60 min.) : sd., col.

Note

• Recorded at the CBS studio on May 10 and 11, 1974 and telecast by CBS-TV, New York on Camera three, October 27, 1974 and November 3, 1974. Produced and directed by Merrill Brockway.
• Choreography: Merce Cunningham. Scenery: Jim Ryan. Performed by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Merce Cunningham, Ellen Cornfield, Meg Harper, Susana Hayman-Chaffey, Cathy Kerr, Chris Komar, Robert Kovich, Brynar Mehl, Charles Moulton, Julie Roess-Smith, and Valda Setterfield.

Contents

CONTENTS. - Part 1. Merce Cunningham discusses events, spaces, rehearsals, teaching, and dancers, and is shown teaching a technique class. Winterbranch: excerpts. Second hand: Solo danced by Merce Cunningham. Sounddance: excerpts. TV rerun: four views of various sequences shown simultaneously by way of split television screen. - Part 2. Merce Cunningham discusses how he makes a dance and demonstrates the development of a phrase. Changing steps: excerpts. A solo, duo, trio, and quartet are shown simultaneously by way of split television screen. Landrover: excerpts from 2nd and 4th sections. Signals: trio and sextet featuring solos by Meg Harper.

Call Number

*MGZIDF 4445

OCLC

NYPY807013420-F

Title

A video event with Merce Cunningham, pt. 1 and pt. 2 [electronic resource]

Imprint

1974.

Local Note

Former classmarks: *MGZIC 9-94 & *MGZIDVD 5-2144.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Local Subject

Television. Camera three.

Television. A video event with Merce Cunningham and dancers.

Added Author

Cunningham, Merce, choreographer.

Cunningham, Merce, dancer.

Cunningham, Merce, commentator.

Cornfield, Ellen, dancer.

Harper, Meg, dancer.

Hayman-Chaffey, Susana, dancer.

Kerr, Catherine, dancer.

Komar, Chris, dancer.

Kovich, Robert, dancer.

Mehl, Brynar, dancer.

Moulton, Charles, 1954- dancer.

Roess-Smith, Julie, dancer.

Setterfield, Valda, dancer.

Brockway, Merrill. Producer

Brockway, Merrill. Director

Merce Cunningham Dance Company.

Cunningham, Merce. Winterbranch.

Cunningham, Merce. Sounddance.

Cunningham, Merce. Signals.

Cunningham, Merce. Landrover.

Cunningham, Merce. TV rerun.

Cunningham, Merce. Changing steps.

Cunningham, Merce. Second hand.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDF 4445

*MGZIDVD 5-2144 (former)