Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Cunningham, Merce
2. Cornfield, Ellen
3. Harper, Meg
4. Hayman-Chaffey, Susana
5. Kerr, Catherine
6. Komar, Chris
7. Kovich, Robert
8. Mehl, Brynar
9. Moulton, Charles, 1954-
10. Roess-Smith, Julie
11. Setterfield, Valda
12. Brockway, Merrill.
13. Merce Cunningham Dance Company.

Description

1. 1 streaming video file (60 min.) : sd., col.

Uniform title

1. Winterbranch (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
2. Second hand (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
3. Sounddance (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
4. TV rerun (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
5. Changing steps (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
6. Landrover (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
7. Signals (Choreographic work : Cunningham)

Contents

1. CONTENTS. - Part 1. Merce Cunningham discusses events, spaces, rehearsals, teaching, and dancers, and is shown teaching a technique class. Winterbranch: excerpts. Second hand: Solo danced by Merce Cunningham. Sounddance: excerpts. TV rerun: four views of various sequences shown simultaneously by way of split television screen. - Part 2. Merce Cunningham discusses how he makes a dance and demonstrates the development of a phrase. Changing steps: excerpts. A solo, duo, trio, and quartet are shown simultaneously by way of split television screen. Landrover: excerpts from 2nd and 4th sections. Signals: trio and sextet featuring solos by Meg Harper.

Call number

1. *MGZIDF 4445

Note

1. Recorded at the CBS studio on May 10 and 11, 1974 and telecast by CBS-TV, New York on Camera three, October 27, 1974 and November 3, 1974. Produced and directed by Merrill Brockway.
2. Choreography: Merce Cunningham. Scenery: Jim Ryan. Performed by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Merce Cunningham, Ellen Cornfield, Meg Harper, Susana Hayman-Chaffey, Cathy Kerr, Chris Komar, Robert Kovich, Brynar Mehl, Charles Moulton, Julie Roess-Smith, and Valda Setterfield.

Title

1. A video event with Merce Cunningham, pt. 1 and pt. 2 [electronic resource]

Imprint

1. 1974.

Local note

1. Former classmarks: *MGZIC 9-94 & *MGZIDVD 5-2144.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Local subject

1. Television. Camera three.
2. Television. A video event with Merce Cunningham and dancers.

Added author

1. Cunningham, Merce, choreographer.
2. Cunningham, Merce, dancer.
3. Cunningham, Merce, commentator.
4. Cornfield, Ellen, dancer.
5. Harper, Meg, dancer.
6. Hayman-Chaffey, Susana, dancer.
7. Kerr, Catherine, dancer.
8. Komar, Chris, dancer.
9. Kovich, Robert, dancer.
10. Mehl, Brynar, dancer.
11. Moulton, Charles, 1954- dancer.
12. Roess-Smith, Julie, dancer.
13. Setterfield, Valda, dancer.
14. Brockway, Merrill. Producer
15. Brockway, Merrill. Director
16. Merce Cunningham Dance Company.

Added title

1. Winterbranch (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
2. Second hand (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
3. Sounddance (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
4. TV rerun (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
5. Changing steps (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
6. Landrover (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
7. Signals (Choreographic work : Cunningham)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDF 4445
2. *MGZIDVD 5-2144 (former)