Research Catalog

John Cage's Steps: Composition for a Painting, performance/artwork creation by Merce Cunningham and members of the MCDC Repertory Understudy Group in collaboration with Ray Kass and the Mountain Lake Workshop

Title
  1. John Cage's Steps: Composition for a Painting, performance/artwork creation by Merce Cunningham and members of the MCDC Repertory Understudy Group in collaboration with Ray Kass and the Mountain Lake Workshop, 2008-10-23
Published by
  1. October 23, 2008.

Available online

Details

Additional authors
  1. Cage, John
  2. Cunningham, Merce
  3. Scott, Jamie
  4. Crossman, Dylan
  5. Nelson, Krista
  6. Hinrichs, John
  7. Kass, Ray
  8. Cobb-Ozanne, Ian
  9. Johnson, Joshua
  10. Addiss, Stephen
  11. Belay, Matt
  12. Cornwall, Jeff
  13. Doran, Nolan
  14. Everett, Lee
  15. Larkin, Daniel
  16. Miller, Jonathan
  17. Nissley, Justin
  18. Paterson, Simone
  19. Puhl, Andrew
  20. Risatti, Howard
  21. Seo, Audrey
  22. Thompson, Francis
  23. Welsh, Adam
  24. Young, Christopher
  25. Goodwin, Dylan
  26. Swinston, Robert
  27. Collwes, Brandon
  28. Mitchell, Rashaun
  29. Munnerlyn, Marcie
  30. Reiner, Silas
  31. Cunningham, Julie Dawn
  32. Desjardins, Emma
  33. Toogood, Melissa
  34. Goggans, Jennifer
  35. Squire, Daniel S.
  36. Weber, Andrea Michelle, 1975-
  37. Madoff, Daniel
  38. Mizuta, Koji
  39. Farmer, Holley
  40. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found in
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
  1. 1 streaming video file (25 min) : sound, color
Summary
  1. A record of the production of an artwork 'created through dance' for a performance of John Cage's musical composition Steps: Composition For A Painting, which involves the segments Dances I, II and III as choreographed by Merce Cunningham. In this work, a painting is created via the dancers moving their paint-covered feet across the paper. The footage begins with preparations being made by the Mountain Lake Workshop members and Cunningham dancers as the paint is mixed and paper laid out across the space within the Cunningham studio. Dances I and II are created by the movements of the members of the Cunningham Repertory Understudy Group, while Merce Cunningham himself creates the artwork for the Dance III segment by moving the paint-covered wheels of his wheelchair across the paper. Following this, brief stills of the resulting artwork, which served as part of a performance by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company corps at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid during the spring of 2009. Stills of the dancers in performance and of the background created in the earlier footage are seen.
Uniform title
  1. Steps, Dance I, II, III (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative title
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Genre/Form
  1. Dance.
  2. Music.
  3. Video.
  4. Filmed performances.
  5. Filmed dance.
Call number
  1. *MGZIDF 6710
Note
  1. Title provided by cataloger, based on information found within audiovisual content.
Access (note)
  1. Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  1. Ray Kass, director and producer; Ian Cobb-Ozanne, assistant director; Merce Cunningham, artistic director and choreographer; Joshua Johnson, assistant to Merce Cunningham; Cunningham Repertory Understudy Group (RUGs): Jamie Scott, Dylan Crossman, Krista Nelson, John Hinrichs, dancers; Mountain Lake Workshop: Ray Kass, director and founder; Stephen Addiss, Matt Belay, Jeff Cornwall, Nolan Doran, Lee Everett, Daniel Larkin, Jonathan Miller, Justin Nissley, Simone Paterson, Andrew Puhl, Howard Risatti, Audrey Seo, Francis Thompson, Adam Welsh; Christopher Young, studio technical director and principal videographer, Merce Cunningham Dance Company; Simone Paterson, videographer; Jonathan Miller, digital video production and assistant to Simone Paterson; Ian Cobb-Ozanne, principal video editor, assistant director, and DVD cover and menu design; Dylan Goodwin, video co-editor for Dances I and II; Simone Paterson, DVD cover and menu photography; Merce Cunningham Dance Company at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid: Robert Swinston, Brandon Collwes, Rashaun Mitchell, Marcie Munnerlyn, Silas Reiner, Julie Cunningham, Emma Desjardins, Melissa Toogood, Jennifer Goggans, Daniel Squire, Andrea Weber, Daniel Madoff, Koji Mizuta, Holley Farmer, dancers.
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. John Cage's Steps: Composition for a Painting, performance/artwork creation by Merce Cunningham and members of the MCDC Repertory Understudy Group in collaboration with Ray Kass and the Mountain Lake Workshop, 2008-10-23
Production
  1. October 23, 2008.
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. Merce Cunningham, performer/choreographer. Performed by members of the Merce Cunningham Understudy Repertory Group and members of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Jamie Scott, Dylan Crossman, Krista Nelson, John Hinrichs (RUGs); Robert Swinston, Brandon Collwes, Rashaun Mitchell, Marcie Munnerlyn, Silas Reiner, Julie Cunningham, Emma Desjardins, Melissa Toogood, Jennifer Goggans, Daniel Squire, Andrea Weber, Daniel Madoff, Koji Mizuta, Holley Farmer (MCDC members performing in Madrid, Spain.)
Credits
  1. Ray Kass, director and producer; Ian Cobb-Ozanne, assistant director; Merce Cunningham, artistic director and choreographer; Joshua Johnson, assistant to Merce Cunningham; Cunningham Repertory Understudy Group (RUGs): Jamie Scott, Dylan Crossman, Krista Nelson, John Hinrichs, dancers; Mountain Lake Workshop: Ray Kass, director and founder; Stephen Addiss, Matt Belay, Jeff Cornwall, Nolan Doran, Lee Everett, Daniel Larkin, Jonathan Miller, Justin Nissley, Simone Paterson, Andrew Puhl, Howard Risatti, Audrey Seo, Francis Thompson, Adam Welsh; Christopher Young, studio technical director and principal videographer, Merce Cunningham Dance Company; Simone Paterson, videographer; Jonathan Miller, digital video production and assistant to Simone Paterson; Ian Cobb-Ozanne, principal video editor, assistant director, and DVD cover and menu design; Dylan Goodwin, video co-editor for Dances I and II; Simone Paterson, DVD cover and menu photography; Merce Cunningham Dance Company at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid: Robert Swinston, Brandon Collwes, Rashaun Mitchell, Marcie Munnerlyn, Silas Reiner, Julie Cunningham, Emma Desjardins, Melissa Toogood, Jennifer Goggans, Daniel Squire, Andrea Weber, Daniel Madoff, Koji Mizuta, Holley Farmer, dancers.
Event
  1. Recorded 2008, October 23. New York City.
System details
  1. Streaming video.
Original version
  1. Original format: 1 videodisc (DVD) ; 4 3/4 in.
Restricted access
  1. Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site 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. Cage, John, composer.
  2. Cunningham, Merce, choreographer.
  3. Scott, Jamie, dancer.
  4. Crossman, Dylan, dancer.
  5. Nelson, Krista, dancer.
  6. Hinrichs, John, dancer.
  7. Kass, Ray, director.
  8. Cobb-Ozanne, Ian, assistant director.
  9. Johnson, Joshua, assistant to Merce Cunningham.
  10. Addiss, Stephen, Mountain Lake Workshop member.
  11. Belay, Matt, Mountain Lake Workshop member.
  12. Cornwall, Jeff, Mountain Lake Workshop member.
  13. Doran, Nolan, Mountain Lake Workshop member.
  14. Everett, Lee, Mountain Lake Workshop member.
  15. Larkin, Daniel, Mountain Lake Workshop member.
  16. Miller, Jonathan, Mountain Lake Workshop member.
  17. Nissley, Justin, Mountain Lake Workshop member.
  18. Paterson, Simone, Mountain Lake Workshop member.
  19. Puhl, Andrew, Mountain Lake Workshop member.
  20. Risatti, Howard, Mountain Lake Workshop member.
  21. Seo, Audrey, Mountain Lake Workshop member.
  22. Thompson, Francis, Mountain Lake Workshop member.
  23. Welsh, Adam, Mountain Lake Workshop member.
  24. Young, Christopher, studio technical director.
  25. Young, Christopher, videographer.
  26. Paterson, Simone, videographer.
  27. Miller, Jonathan, digital video production.
  28. Cobb-Ozanne, Ian, editor.
  29. Cobb-Ozanne, Ian, DVD designer.
  30. Goodwin, Dylan, video co-editor.
  31. Paterson, Simone, DVD photographer.
  32. Swinston, Robert, dancer.
  33. Collwes, Brandon, dancer.
  34. Mitchell, Rashaun, dancer.
  35. Munnerlyn, Marcie, dancer.
  36. Reiner, Silas, dancer.
  37. Cunningham, Julie Dawn, dancer.
  38. Desjardins, Emma, dancer.
  39. Toogood, Melissa, dancer.
  40. Goggans, Jennifer, dancer.
  41. Squire, Daniel S., dancer.
  42. Weber, Andrea Michelle, 1975- dancer.
  43. Madoff, Daniel, dancer.
  44. Mizuta, Koji, dancer.
  45. Farmer, Holley, dancer.
  46. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added title
  1. Container of (work): Steps, Dance I, II, III (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
  2. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Found in:
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research call number
  1. *MGZIDF 6710
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