Research Catalog

Second hand [wide shot]

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

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

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
  • Cunningham, Merce
  • 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.
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.
Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Second hand.
Added Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 1998
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