Research Catalog

Sounddance [and] Solo

Title
Sounddance [and] Solo, 1975-04-13 / choreography by Merce Cunningham.
Publication
1975.

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Additional Authors
  • Cunningham, Merce
  • Tudor, David, 1926-1996
  • Cage, John
  • Lancaster, Mark, 1938-
  • Sekula, Sonja
  • Cornfield, Ellen
  • Harper, Meg
  • Hayman-Chaffey, Susana
  • Kerr, Catherine
  • Komar, Chris
  • Kovich, Robert
  • Mehl, Brynar
  • Moulton, Charles
  • Roess-Smith, Julie
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company, dancer.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
1 streaming video file (34 min) : sound, black & white
Summary
Video features 7 min. of backstage footage following the performances.
Uniform Title
  • Sounddance (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
  • Solo (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
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 original container label.
  • Credits taken from house program available in *MGZMD 196.
  • Program indicates the title "Sounddance" is from Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce.
  • V.P.M. 1 VHS is misdated 5/13/88.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Original musical score for Sounddance (Toneburst) by David Tudor; decor, lighting and costumes by Mark Lancaster. Original music score for Solo (Child of Tree) by John Cage; costume by Sonja Sekula.
System Details (note)
  • Streaming video.
Source (note)
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Contents
Sounddance (17 min.) -- Solo (10 min.) -- Backstage (7 min.)
Call Number
*MGZIDF 1950
OCLC
881825087
Title
Sounddance [and] Solo, 1975-04-13 / choreography by Merce Cunningham.
Production
1975.
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 Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Ellen Cornfield, Merce Cunningham, Meg Harper, Susana Hayman-Chaffey, Catherine Kerr, Chris Komar, Robert Kovich, Brynar Mehl, Charles Moulton and Julie Roess-Smith.
Credits
Original musical score for Sounddance (Toneburst) by David Tudor; decor, lighting and costumes by Mark Lancaster. Original music score for Solo (Child of Tree) by John Cage; costume by Sonja Sekula.
Event
Recorded 1975 April 13 Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, California.
System Details
Streaming video.
Original Version
Original format: 1 open reel videotape ; 1/2 in.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site 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.
Tudor, David, 1926-1996, composer.
Cage, John, composer.
Lancaster, Mark, 1938- stage designer.
Lancaster, Mark, 1938- lighting designer.
Lancaster, Mark, 1938- costume designer.
Sekula, Sonja, costume designer.
Cornfield, Ellen, dancer.
Harper, Meg, dancer.
Hayman-Chaffey, Susana, dancer.
Kerr, Catherine, dancer.
Komar, Chris, dancer.
Kovich, Robert, dancer.
Mehl, Brynar, dancer.
Moulton, Charles, dancer.
Roess-Smith, Julie, dancer.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company, dancer.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation donor.
Added Title
Container of (work): Sounddance (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Container of (work): Solo (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 1950
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