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Merce Cunningham a lifetime of dance

Title
  1. Merce Cunningham [videorecording] : a lifetime of dance / a co-production of INA, Thirteen/WNET New York, La Sept ARTE, BBC, and NPS ; directed by Charles Atlas.
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  1. c2000.

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Additional authors
  1. Cunningham, Merce
  2. Atlas, Charles
  3. Kuhn, Laura
  4. Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
  5. Dudley, Jane
  6. Brown, Carolyn, 1927-
  7. Charlip, Remy
  8. Sommer, Sally R.
  9. Jenkins, Margaret
  10. Acocella, Joan Ross
  11. Brown, Earle, 1926-2002
  12. Vaughan, David, 1924-
  13. Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008
  14. Harris, Joanna G.
  15. Alston, Richard, 1948-
  16. Lloyd, Lew L.
  17. Pesle, Benedicte
  18. Bryars, Gavin
  19. Mumma, Gordon, 1935-
  20. Jowitt, Deborah
  21. Solomons, Gus, Jr., 1938-2023
  22. Monk, Meredith
  23. Behrman, David
  24. Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-2018
  25. Kaiser, Paul, 1956-
  26. Eshkar, Shelley
  27. Merce Cunningham Dance Company
  28. Institut national de l'audiovisuel (France)
  29. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  30. Sept/Arte (Firm)
  31. British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service
  32. Nederlandse Programma Stichting
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (90 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in.
Summary
  1. Documentary on the life and work of pioneering modern dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham. Cunningham himself, along with his dancers, collaborators, and observers, traces the course of his long career and that of his dance company. Topics include: his special qualities as a dancer; his performances as a member of Martha Graham's company; his choreographic approach and sources of inspiration; his longtime association and collaboration with composer John Cage; his residency at Black Mountain College; the development of his use of chance procedures; the early years of his company; his preference for avant-garde music, and his collaborations with various composers; and his use of technological innovations such as the computer program Life forms. The program is copiously illustrated with excerpts from his works; among those discussed in interviews are Pond way, Beach birds for camera, Totem ancestor, Antic meet, Septet, Story, Winterbranch, Biped, and Occasion piece.
Subject
  1. Cunningham, Merce > Occasion piece
  2. Cunningham, Merce > Story
  3. Cunningham, Merce > Antic meet
  4. Cunningham, Merce > Septet
  5. Cunningham, Merce > Pond way
  6. Cunningham, Merce > Winterbranch
  7. Choreographers > United States > Interviews
  8. Computers > Dance applications
  9. Biographies
  10. Cunningham, Merce > Totem ancestor
  11. Dance
  12. Cunningham, Merce > Interviews
  13. Documentaries and factual films and programs
  14. Aleatory music in dance
  15. Life forms (Computer program)
  16. Cage, John
  17. Choreographers > United States > Biography
  18. Merce Cunningham Dance Company
  19. Graham, Martha
  20. Video
  21. Artistic collaboration > United States
  22. Beach birds for camera (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Genre/Form
  1. Dance.
  2. Biographies.
  3. Documentaries and factual films and programs.
  4. Video.
Call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-7282
Performer (note)
  1. Interviewees: Merce Cunningham, with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Peg Cunningham, Joyce Holden, Jane Dudley, Carolyn Brown, Remy Charlip, Sally Sommer, Margaret Jenkins, Joan Acocella, Daniel Roberts, Earle Brown, David Vaughan, Robert Rauschenberg, Joanna Gewertz Harris, Richard Alston, Lew Lloyd, Benedicte Pesle, Gavin Bryars, Gordon Mumma, Deborah Jowitt, Gus Solomons, Jr., Meredith Monk, David Behrman, Takehisa Kosugi, Paul Kaiser, Shelley Eshkar, Loretta Mears.
  2. Interviewers: Charles Atlas, Laura Kuhn.
Title
  1. Merce Cunningham [videorecording] : a lifetime of dance / a co-production of INA, Thirteen/WNET New York, La Sept ARTE, BBC, and NPS ; directed by Charles Atlas.
Imprint
  1. c2000.
Country of producing entity
  1. U.S.
Performer
  1. Interviewees: Merce Cunningham, with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Peg Cunningham, Joyce Holden, Jane Dudley, Carolyn Brown, Remy Charlip, Sally Sommer, Margaret Jenkins, Joan Acocella, Daniel Roberts, Earle Brown, David Vaughan, Robert Rauschenberg, Joanna Gewertz Harris, Richard Alston, Lew Lloyd, Benedicte Pesle, Gavin Bryars, Gordon Mumma, Deborah Jowitt, Gus Solomons, Jr., Meredith Monk, David Behrman, Takehisa Kosugi, Paul Kaiser, Shelley Eshkar, Loretta Mears.
  2. Interviewers: Charles Atlas, Laura Kuhn.
Local subject
  1. Aleatory music in dance.
Local subject
  1. Computers -- Dance applications.
Added author
  1. Cunningham, Merce, choreographer.
  2. Cunningham, Merce, dancer.
  3. Cunningham, Merce, interviewee.
  4. Atlas, Charles. Director. Interviewer
  5. Kuhn, Laura. Interviewer
  6. Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- dancer.
  7. Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- interviewee.
  8. Dudley, Jane. Interviewee
  9. Brown, Carolyn, 1927- Interviewee
  10. Charlip, Remy. Interviewee
  11. Sommer, Sally R. Interviewee
  12. Jenkins, Margaret. Interviewee
  13. Acocella, Joan Ross, interviewee.
  14. Brown, Earle, 1926-2002. Interviewee
  15. Vaughan, David, 1924- Interviewee
  16. Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008. Interviewee
  17. Harris, Joanna G. Interviewee
  18. Alston, Richard, 1948- Interviewee
  19. Lloyd, Lew L. Interviewee
  20. Pesle, Benedicte. Interviewee
  21. Bryars, Gavin. Interviewee
  22. Mumma, Gordon, 1935- Interviewee
  23. Jowitt, Deborah, interviewee.
  24. Solomons, Gus, Jr., 1938-2023 interviewee.
  25. Monk, Meredith, interviewee.
  26. Behrman, David. Interviewee
  27. Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-2018. Interviewee
  28. Kaiser, Paul, 1956- Interviewee
  29. Eshkar, Shelley. Interviewee
  30. Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
  31. Institut national de l'audiovisuel (France)
  32. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  33. Sept/Arte (Firm)
  34. British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
  35. Nederlandse Programma Stichting.
Research call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-7282
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