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Merce Cunningham Dance Company.

Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Aug. 18, 1987 [videorecording]
Publication
1987.

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Additional Authors
  • Cunningham, Merce
  • Satie, Erik, 1866-1925.
  • Pimenta, Emanuel Dimas de Melo.
  • Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
  • Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
Description
2 videocassettes (VHS, NTSC) (71 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Liz Thompson, director of Jacob's Pillow, introduces the program, which includes the world premiere of Carousal, commissioned by Jacob's Pillow. The performance is preceded on cassette 1 by an outdoor program featuring Susan Marshall.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
Uniform Title
  • Septet (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
  • Fabrications (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
  • Carousal (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • The recording of Carousal in incomplete. For a complete performance, see *MGZIA 4-7815.
With (note)
  • Inside/out: Susan Marshall (55 min.) precedes the Merce Cunningham Dance Company performance on reel 1. Total length of reel 1: 110 min. Length of reel 2: 16 min.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance in the Ted Shawn Theater, Jacob's Pillow, Becket, Mass., on Aug. 18, 1987.
Contents
  • Cassette 1 Septet / choreography by Merce Cunningham; music by Erik Satie (16 min.) -- Fabrications / choreography by Merce Cunningham; music by Emmanuel de Melo Pimenta (32 min.)
  • Cassette 2 Carousal [incomplete performance] / choreography by Merce Cunningham; music by Takehisa Kosugi (16 min.)
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7814
OCLC
NYPT04-F334
Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Aug. 18, 1987 [videorecording]
Imprint
1987.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
With:
Inside/out: Susan Marshall (55 min.) precedes the Merce Cunningham Dance Company performance on reel 1. Total length of reel 1: 110 min. Length of reel 2: 16 min.
Performer
Performed by members of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, including Merce Cunningham.
Event
Videotaped in performance in the Ted Shawn Theater, Jacob's Pillow, Becket, Mass., on Aug. 18, 1987.
Added Author
Cunningham, Merce, choreographer, dancer.
Satie, Erik, 1866-1925. Composer
Pimenta, Emanuel Dimas de Melo. Composer
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- Composer
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
Added Title
Septet (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Fabrications (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Carousal (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7814
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