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History matters : 1950s-2000s for board meeting

Title
  1. History matters : 1950s-2000s for board meeting, lecture-demonstration / choreography by Merce Cunningham.
Published by
  1. 2007.

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Details

Additional authors
  1. Cunningham, Merce
  2. Boudreau, Lisa
  3. Munnerlyn, Marcie
  4. Swinston, Robert
  5. Weber, Andrea Michelle, 1975-
  6. Cunningham, Julie Dawn
  7. Goggans, Jennifer
  8. Squire, Daniel S.
  9. Collwes, Brandon
  10. Desjardins, Emma
  11. Riener, Silas
  12. Scott, Jamie
  13. Hinrichs, John
  14. Crossman, Dylan
  15. Cunningham, Merce
  16. Merce Cunningham Dance Company, dancer
  17. Cunningham Repertory Understudy Group, dancer
  18. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor
Found in
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
  1. 1 streaming video file (74 min) : sound, color
Summary
  1. Company archivist David Vaughan describes this series, organized by Robert Swinston, as a "living archival presentation" of Merce Cunningham's choreography. This program is an overview of the Company's history from the 1950s-2000s. Footage includes excerpts from Suite for Five, Aeon, Canfield, Torse, Points in Space, Doubles, CRWDSPCR and Interscape performed live by MCDC and RUGs dancers. Each performance is preceded and/or followed by discussion about the piece. Merce Cunningham speaks; David Vaughan moderates. The program is introduced by Trevor Carlson. For other videos in this series, see *MGZIDF 3744, *MGZIDF 3745, *MGZIDF 3746 and *MGZIDF 3748.
Alternative title
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Genre/Form
  1. Dance.
  2. Music.
  3. Video.
  4. Filmed dance.
  5. Filmed performances.
  6. Lecture-demonstrations.
Call number
  1. *MGZIDF 3749
Note
  1. Title provided by cataloger, based on original container label.
Access (note)
  1. Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
System details (note)
  1. Streaming video.
Source (note)
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Linking entry (note)
  1. Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Title
  1. History matters : 1950s-2000s for board meeting, lecture-demonstration / choreography by Merce Cunningham.
Production
  1. 2007.
Country of producing entity
  1. United States.
Type of content
  1. two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
  1. video
  2. computer
Type of carrier
  1. online resource
Performer
  1. Performed by members of Merce Cunningham Dance Company and Cunningham Repertory Understudy Group. Suite for Five: Lisa Boudreau, Marcie Munnerlyn and Robert Swinston / Aeon: Andrea Weber and Julie Cunningham / Canfield: Jennifer Goggans, Daniel Squire, Brandon Collwes, Marcie Munnerlyn, Emma Desjardins and Silas Riener / Torse: Jamie Scott, John Hinrichs and Dylan Crossman / Points in Space: Jennifer Goggans and Daniel Squire / Doubles: Jamie Scott, John Hinrichs and Dylan Crossman / CRWDSPCR: Emma Desjardins / Interscape: Lisa Boudreau and Brandon Collwes.
Event
  1. Recorded 2007 November 8 Merce Cunningham Dance Studio at Westbeth, New York, NY.
System details
  1. Streaming video.
Original version
  1. Original format: 1 videocassette (MiniDV).
Access
  1. Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Linking entry
  1. Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Source
  1. Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Added author
  1. Cunningham, Merce, choreographer.
  2. Cunningham, Merce, speaker.
  3. Boudreau, Lisa, dancer.
  4. Munnerlyn, Marcie, dancer.
  5. Swinston, Robert, dancer.
  6. Weber, Andrea Michelle, 1975- dancer.
  7. Cunningham, Julie Dawn, dancer.
  8. Goggans, Jennifer, dancer.
  9. Squire, Daniel S., dancer.
  10. Collwes, Brandon, dancer.
  11. Desjardins, Emma, dancer.
  12. Riener, Silas, dancer.
  13. Scott, Jamie, dancer.
  14. Hinrichs, John, dancer.
  15. Crossman, Dylan, dancer.
  16. Merce Cunningham Dance Company, dancer.
  17. Cunningham Repertory Understudy Group, dancer.
  18. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
  19. Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Aeon. Selections.
  20. Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Torse. Selections.
  21. Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Suite for five. Selections.
  22. Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Doubles. Selections.
  23. Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Canfield. Selections.
  24. Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Points in space. Selections.
  25. Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. CRWDSPCR. Selections.
  26. Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Interscape. Selections.
Added title
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Found in:
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research call number
  1. *MGZIDF 3749
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