Research Catalog

Backstage at the Paris Opera : Scenario and Installations [excerpt]

Title
Backstage at the Paris Opera : Scenario and Installations [excerpt], 1998 January 11 & 17 / choreography by Merce Cunningham.
Publication
1998.

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Additional Authors
  • Cunningham, Merce
  • Richard, Donna
  • 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
  • Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-
  • Trimpin, 1951-
  • Pesle, Bénédicte
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company, dancer.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
1 streaming video file (77 min) : sound, color
Uniform Title
  • Scenario (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
  • Installations (Choreographic work : Cunningham). selections.
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Music.
  • Video.
  • Filmed dance.
  • Filmed performances.
  • Interviews.
  • Dance rehearsals.
  • Nonfiction films.
Note
  • Title provided by cataloger, based on original container label; statement of responsibility and credits taken from documents provided by Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation.
  • Footage of Scenario and Installations shot from backstage with a hand-held camera by company director Donna Richard.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Scenario: music (Wave Code A-Z) by Takehisa Kosugi.
  • Installations: music (Thirteenstitches) by Trimpin.
System Details (note)
  • Streaming video.
Source (note)
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Contents
Backstage (17 min.) -- Scenario [shot from backstage] (43 min.) -- Bénédicte [Pesle] & Arlette's home (6 min.) -- Rehearsal at the Paris Opera (4 min.) -- Installations [excerpt - shot from backstage] (3 min.) -- Backstage [showing Pond way backdrop] (4 min.)
Call Number
*MGZIDF 1767
OCLC
897053546
Title
Backstage at the Paris Opera : Scenario and Installations [excerpt], 1998 January 11 & 17 / choreography by Merce Cunningham.
Production
1998.
Country of Producing Entity
France.
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. Scenario: Lisa Boudreau, Thomas Caley, Michael Cole, Holly Farmer, Maydelle Fason, Jean Freebury, Foofwa d'Imobilité (Frédéric Gafner), Matthew Mohr, Banu Ogan, Jared Phillips, Glen Rumsey, Jeannie Steele, Derry Swan, Robert Swinston, Cheryl Therrien / Installations: Lisa Boudreau, Thomas Caley, Michael Cole, Maydelle Fason, Jean Freebury, Foofwa d'Imobilité (Frédéric Gafner), Matthew Mohr, Banu Ogan, Jared Phillips, Glen Rumsey, Jeannie Steele, Derry Swan, Robert Swinston, Cheryl Therrien.
Credits
Scenario: music (Wave Code A-Z) by Takehisa Kosugi.
Installations: music (Thirteenstitches) by Trimpin.
Event
Recorded 1998 January 11 & 17 Paris Opera & Bénédicte [Pesle] & Arlette's home, Paris, France.
System Details
Streaming video.
Original Version
Original format: 1 videocassette (VHS) ; 1/2 in.
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.
Richard, Donna, videographer.
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.
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- composer.
Trimpin, 1951- composer.
Pesle, Bénédicte, host.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company, dancer.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation donor.
Added Title
Container of (work): Scenario (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Container of (work): Installations (Choreographic work : Cunningham). selections.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 1767
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