Research Catalog

Title

Merce Cunningham, forward & reverse [electronic resource] / choreography by Merce Cunningham.

Publication

c1997.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Boudreau, Lisa
• Caley, Thomas
• Cole, Michael Eugene
• Farmer, Holley
• Fason, Maydelle
• Freebury, Jean
• Gafner, Frédéric
• Mohr, Matthew
• Ogan, Banu
• Phillips, Jared
• Rumsey, Glen
• Steele, Jeannie K.
• Swan, Derry
• Swinston, Robert
• Therrien, Cheryl
• Moore, Thurston.
• O'Rourke, Jim, 1969-
• Russ, Andrew.
• Cunningham, Merce
• Cage, John
• Gallo, Suzanne.
• Atallah, Kelly.
• Covey, David.
• Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-
• Kawakubo, Rei, 1942-
• Nihei, Masao.
• Kawasaki, Takao.
• Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
• Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
• Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
• Character Generators/Video.
• DHCA.

Found In

Merce Cunningham archive.

Description

3 streaming video files (128 min.) : sd., col.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Uniform Title

• Rondo (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
• Event (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
• Scenario (Choreographic work : Cunningham)

Alternative Title

• Forward and reverse
• Forward & reverse

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music.
• Accompanied by house program which included program insert for BAMevent of Oct. 19, 1997, rather than Oct. 18. Components of Oct. 18 BAMevent were not the same.
• Program A.

Access (note)

• Permission required.

Credits (note)

• Cameraperson, Mark Robison; founding musical director, John Cage; musical director, Takehisa Kosugi; assistant to the choreographer, Robert Swinston.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, as part of the 1997 Next Wave Festival, on Oct. 18, 1997, by Character Generators Inc.

Funding (note)

• This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System Details (note)

• Streaming video.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Merce Cunningham archive.

Contents

• 1: (31 min.): Rondo (1996 ; New York premiere) / music, John Cage (FOUR⁶) ; costumes, Suzanne Gallo and Merce Cunningham ; lighting, Kelly Atallah ; danced by Lisa Boudreau, Thomas Caley, Michael Cole, Holley Farmer, Maydelle Fason, Jean Freebury, Foofwa d'Imobilité, Matthew Mohr, Banu Ogan, Jared Phillips, Glen Rumsey, Jeannie Steele, Derry Swan, Robert Swinston, Cheryl Therrien ; music performed by Takehisa Kosugi, Thurston Moore, Jim O'Rourke, Andrew Russ.
• 2: (48 min.): BAMevent / music, company musicians ; costumes, Suzanne Gallo ; lighting, David Covey; danced by Lisa Boudreau, Thomas Caley, Michael Cole, Holley Farmer, Maydelle Fason, Jean Freebury, Foofwa d'Imobilité, Matthew Mohr, Banu Ogan, Jared Phillips, Glen Rumsey, Jeannie Steele, Derry Swan, Robert Swinston, Cheryl Therrien ; music performed by Takehisa Kosugi, Thurston Moore, Jim O'Rourke.
• 3: (49 min.): Scenario (1997 ; world premiere) / music, Takehisa Kosugi (Wave code A-Z) ; costumes, space and lighting concept, Rei Kawakubo ; lighting, Masao Nihei and David Covey ; space, Takao Kawasaki ; danced by danced by Lisa Boudreau, Thomas Caley, Michael Cole, Holley Farmer, Maydelle Fason, Jean Freebury, Foofwa d'Imobilité, Matthew Mohr, Banu Ogan, Jared Phillips, Glen Rumsey, Jeannie Steele, Derry Swan, Robert Swinston, Cheryl Therrien ; music performed by Takehisa Kosugi.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-756

OCLC

NYPY98-F3047

Title

Merce Cunningham, forward & reverse [electronic resource] / choreography by Merce Cunningham.

Imprint

c1997.

Country of Producing Entity

United States

Playing Time

003127 004748 004853

Credits

Cameraperson, Mark Robison; founding musical director, John Cage; musical director, Takehisa Kosugi; assistant to the choreographer, Robert Swinston.

Performer

Danced by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.

Event

Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, as part of the 1997 Next Wave Festival, on Oct. 18, 1997, by Character Generators Inc.

Restricted Access

Permission required.

Funding

This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System Details

Streaming video.

Local Note

Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-5610.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Merce Cunningham archive.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Added Author

Boudreau, Lisa, dancer.

Caley, Thomas, dancer.

Cole, Michael Eugene, dancer.

Farmer, Holley, dancer.

Fason, Maydelle, dancer.

Freebury, Jean, dancer.

Gafner, Frédéric, dancer.

Mohr, Matthew, dancer.

Ogan, Banu, dancer.

Phillips, Jared, dancer.

Rumsey, Glen, dancer.

Steele, Jeannie K., dancer.

Swan, Derry, dancer.

Swinston, Robert, dancer.

Therrien, Cheryl, dancer.

Moore, Thurston. Musician

O'Rourke, Jim, 1969- Musician

Russ, Andrew. Musician

Cunningham, Merce, choreographer.

Cage, John, composer.

Gallo, Suzanne. Costume designer

Atallah, Kelly. Lighting designer

Covey, David. Lighting designer

Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- Composer. Conductor. Instrumentalist

Kawakubo, Rei, 1942- Costume designer

Nihei, Masao. Lighting designer

Kawasaki, Takao. Designer

Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.

Merce Cunningham Dance Company.

Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.

Character Generators/Video.

DHCA.

Added Title

Rondo (Choreographic work : Cunningham)

Event (Choreographic work : Cunningham)

Scenario (Choreographic work : Cunningham)

Found In:

Merce Cunningham archive.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-756