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Additional authors

1. Cunningham, Merce
2. Cage, John
3. Caplan, Elliot
4. Finlayson, Victoria
5. Good, Alan
6. Kerr, Catherine
7. Komar, Chris
8. Kulick, David
9. Lent, Patricia
10. Radford, Karen, 1957-
11. Remley, Rob
12. Schroder, Kevin
13. Swinston, Robert
14. Walker, Megan
15. Quinn, Susan
16. Anastasi, William, 1933-2023.
17. Bradshaw, Dove
18. Lockyer, Bob
19. Cunningham, Merce
20. Merce Cunningham Dance Company
21. British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service
22. Cunningham Dance Foundation
23. DHCA.

Found in

1. Merce Cunningham archive.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (55 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Documentary on the production of a filmed version of Merce Cunningham's dance, Points in space, for broadcast on British and American television. Merce Cunningham and John Cage discuss Points in space and their views on music and dance. Interspersed are scenes of the company rehearsing for the filming of the dance in London. The actual filmed work appears 27 min. into the documentary and lasts 28 min.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Marilyn Dean Schwalm.

Series statement

1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection

Subject

1. Television > Points in space
2. Video recordings > Production and direction
3. Documentaries and factual films and programs
4. Dance
5. Videodance
6. Video

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Documentaries and factual films and programs.
3. Video.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-908

Credits (note)

1. Set, Bill Anastasi ; costumes, Dove Bradshaw.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in London in May 1986.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Merce Cunningham archive.

Title

1. Points in space [videorecording] / a BBC television production in association with the Cunningham Dance Foundation, Inc. ; directed by Elliot Caplan and Merce Cunningham ; produced by Bob Lockyer ; choreography by Merce Cunningham ; music by John Cage.

Imprint

1. U.K. : British Broadcasting Corporation, 1986.

Country of producing entity

1. U.K.

Series

1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection

Performer

1. Performed by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Helen Barrow, Merce Cunningham, Victoria Finlayson, Alan Good, Catherine Kerr, Chris Komar, David Kulick, Patricia Lent, Karen Radford, Rob Remley, Kristy Santimyer, Kevin Schroder, Robert Swinston, Megan Walker, and Susan Quinn Young.

Credits

1. Set, Bill Anastasi ; costumes, Dove Bradshaw.

Event

1. Videotaped in London in May 1986.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Merce Cunningham archive.

Local subject

1. Television. Points in space.
2. Videodance.

Added author

1. Cunningham, Merce, choreographer.
2. Cunningham, Merce, commentator.
3. Cunningham, Merce, director.
4. Cunningham, Merce, dancer.
5. Cage, John, composer.
6. Cage, John, commentator.
7. Caplan, Elliot. Director
8. Finlayson, Victoria, dancer.
9. Good, Alan, dancer.
10. Kerr, Catherine, dancer.
11. Komar, Chris, dancer.
12. Kulick, David, dancer.
13. Lent, Patricia, dancer.
14. Radford, Karen, 1957- dancer.
15. Remley, Rob, dancer.
16. Schroder, Kevin, dancer.
17. Swinston, Robert, dancer.
18. Walker, Megan, dancer.
19. Quinn, Susan, dancer.
20. Anastasi, William, 1933-2023. Designer
21. Bradshaw, Dove. Costume designer
22. Lockyer, Bob. Producer
23. Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
24. British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
25. Cunningham Dance Foundation.
26. DHCA.
27. Cunningham, Merce. Points in space.

Found in:

1. Merce Cunningham archive.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-908