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Title

Merce Cunningham Dance Company [videorecording] : Park Avenue Armory event / choreography, Merce Cunningham ; director of choreography, Robert Swinston ; music director, Takehisa Kosugi.

Publication

[San Francisco] : Artpix : Microcinema International, ©2012.

Supplementary Content

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Additional Authors

• Cunningham, Merce
• Swinston, Robert
• Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-2018
• Carlson, Trevor
• Finke, Anna
• Bauman, Marc
• Scandrett, Davison
• Goberman, John
• Azar, Habib, 1979-
• Kanan, Greg
• Behrman, David
• Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-2018
• King, John, 1953 November 28-
• Wolff, Christian, 1934-
• Cage, John
• Crimp, Douglas
• Collwes, Brandon
• Crossman, Dylan
• Desjardins, Emma
• Goggans, Jennifer
• Hinrichs, John
• Madoff, Daniel
• Mitchell, Rashaun
• Munnerlyn, Marcie
• Nelson, Krista
• Reiner, Silas
• Scott, Jamie (Dancer)
• Toogood, Melissa
• Weber, Andrea Michelle, 1975-
• Merce Cunningham Dance Company, dancer
• ARTPIX (Firm)
• Cunningham Dance Foundation
• Microcinema, Inc
• Cunningham, Merce

Description

3 videodiscs (279 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in. +

Summary

On December 29, 30 and 31, 2011, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company presented six valedictory performances at Park Avenue Armory before disbanding. The event marked the conclusion of the Company's Legacy Tour and the culmination of nearly 60 years of innovation. Disc 3 includes recent and archival excerpts from each of the repertory works featured on the Legacy Tour.

Uniform Title

• Park Avenue Armory event (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
• Xover (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
• Nearly 90² (Choreographic work : Cunningham)

Alternative Title

Park Avenue Armory event

Subject

• Modern dance
• Merce Cunningham Dance Company

Genre/Form

• Dance films.
• Feature films.
• Filmed dance.
• Nonfiction films.
• Feature films – United States.

Note

• Bonus Legacy Tour repertory excerpts: Cunningham Dance Foundation presents Merce Cunningham Dance Company ; music, John Cage ... [et al.].
• "©2012 Cunningham Dance Foundation and ARTPIX. DVD distribution by Microcinema International"--Closing credits.
• Booklet with program notes and essay by Douglas Crimp in English (31 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.) inserted in container.

Credits (note)

• Costumes, Anna Finke ; decor, Daniel Arsham ; lighting, Christine Shallenberg ; sound design, Jesse Stiles ; editor, Nic Petry ; director of production, Davison Scandrett ; film producers, Marc Bauman, John Goberman ; film director, Habib Azar ; camera, Greg Kanan ... [et al.] ; executive produer, Trevor Carlson.

Performer (note)

• Merce Cunningham Dance Company ; dancers: Brandon Collwes, Dylan Crossman, Emma Desjardins, Jennifer Goggans, John Hinrichs, Daniel Madoff, Rashaun Mitchell, Marcie Munnerlyn, Krista Nelson, Silas Reiner, Jamie Scott, Robert Swinston, Melissa Toogood, Andrea Weber.

Event (note)

• Performances from Dec. 29, 30 and 31, 2011 at Park Avenue Armory in New York, New York.

Language (note)

• English audio.

Contents

Disc 1. Park Avenue Armory event (53 min.). Music: Open space with brass (2011) / by David Behrman -- Octet (2011) / by Takehisa Kosugi -- Astral epitaphs (2011) / by John King -- Song [for 6] (2011) / by Christian Wolff -- Disc 2. Uncut single-stage captures (Stage A, Stage B, Stage C) (137 min.) -- Disc 3. Bonus Legacy Tour repertory excerpts (90 min.): Suite for five (1956-1958) / John Cage -- Antic meet (1958) / John Cage -- Crises (1960) / Conlon Nancarrow -- RainForest (1968) / David Tudor -- Second Hand (1970) / John Cage -- Sounddance (1975) / David Tudor -- Squaregame (1976) / Takehisa Kosugi -- Duets (1980) / John Cage -- Quartet (1982) / David Tudor -- Roaratorio (1983) /John Cage -- CRWDSPCR (1993) John King -- Pond Way (1998) / Brian Eno -- Biped (1999) / Gavin Bryars -- Split sides (2003) / Radiohead, Sigur Rós -- Xover (2007) / John Cage -- Nearly 90² (2009) / John Paul Jones, Takehisa Kosugi.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-8246

LCCN

880198132796

OCLC

821223699

Title

Merce Cunningham Dance Company [videorecording] : Park Avenue Armory event / choreography, Merce Cunningham ; director of choreography, Robert Swinston ; music director, Takehisa Kosugi.

Imprint

[San Francisco] : Artpix : Microcinema International, ©2012.

Country of Producing Entity

United States naf

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

video

Type of Carrier

videodisc

Cast

Merce Cunningham Dance Company ; dancers: Brandon Collwes, Dylan Crossman, Emma Desjardins, Jennifer Goggans, John Hinrichs, Daniel Madoff, Rashaun Mitchell, Marcie Munnerlyn, Krista Nelson, Silas Reiner, Jamie Scott, Robert Swinston, Melissa Toogood, Andrea Weber.

Credits

Costumes, Anna Finke ; decor, Daniel Arsham ; lighting, Christine Shallenberg ; sound design, Jesse Stiles ; editor, Nic Petry ; director of production, Davison Scandrett ; film producers, Marc Bauman, John Goberman ; film director, Habib Azar ; camera, Greg Kanan ... [et al.] ; executive produer, Trevor Carlson.

Event

Performances from Dec. 29, 30 and 31, 2011 at Park Avenue Armory in New York, New York.

Language

English audio.

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Added Author

Cunningham, Merce, choreographer.

Swinston, Robert, director.

Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-2018, musical director.

Carlson, Trevor, producer.

Finke, Anna, costume desitner.

Bauman, Marc, producer.

Scandrett, Davison, production manager.

Goberman, John, producer.

Azar, Habib, 1979- film director.

Kanan, Greg, videographer.

Container of (work): Behrman, David. Open space with brass.

Container of (work): Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-2018. Octet.

Container of (work): King, John, 1953 November 28- Astral epitaphs.

Container of (work): Wolff, Christian, 1934- Song [for 6].

Cage, John, composer.

Crimp, Douglas, author.

Collwes, Brandon, dancer.

Crossman, Dylan, dancer.

Desjardins, Emma, dancer.

Goggans, Jennifer, dancer.

Hinrichs, John, dancer.

Madoff, Daniel, dancer.

Mitchell, Rashaun, dancer.

Munnerlyn, Marcie, dancer.

Nelson, Krista, dancer.

Reiner, Silas., dancer.

Scott, Jamie (Dancer), dancer.

Swinston, Robert, dancer.

Toogood, Melissa, dancer.

Weber, Andrea Michelle, 1975- dancer.

Merce Cunningham Dance Company, dancer.

ARTPIX (Firm)

Cunningham Dance Foundation.

Microcinema, Inc.

Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Squaregame.

Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Biped.

Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Pond way.

Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Suite for five.

Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Sounddance.

Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Crises.

Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Split sides.

Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Antic meet.

Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. CRWDSPCR.

Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. RainForest.

Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Roaratorio.

Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Quartet.

Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Second hand.

Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Duets.

Added Title

Container of (work): Park Avenue Armory event (Choreographic work : Cunningham)

Container of (work): Xover (Choreographic work : Cunningham)

Container of (work): Nearly 90² (Choreographic work : Cunningham)

Other Standard Identifier

880198132796

Publisher No.

MC-1327 Microcinema International

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-8246 Notes on file