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Additional authors

1. Cunningham, Merce
2. Atlas, Charles.
3. Kuhn, Laura.
4. Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
5. Dudley, Jane.
6. Brown, Carolyn, 1927-
7. Charlip, Remy.
8. Sommer, Sally R.
9. Jenkins, Margaret.
10. Acocella, Joan Ross
11. Brown, Earle, 1926-2002.
12. Vaughan, David, 1924-
13. Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008.
14. Harris, Joanna G.
15. Alston, Richard, 1948-
16. Lloyd, Lew L.
17. Pesle, Benedicte.
18. Bryars, Gavin.
19. Mumma, Gordon, 1935-
20. Jowitt, Deborah
21. Solomons, Gus, Jr., 1938-2023
22. Monk, Meredith
23. Behrman, David.
24. Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-
25. Kaiser, Paul, 1956-
26. Eshkar, Shelley.
27. Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
28. Institut national de l'audiovisuel (France)
29. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
30. Sept/Arte (Firm)
31. British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
32. Nederlandse Programma Stichting.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (90 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Documentary on the life and work of pioneering modern dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham. Cunningham himself, along with his dancers, collaborators, and observers, traces the course of his long career and that of his dance company. Topics include: his special qualities as a dancer; his performances as a member of Martha Graham's company; his choreographic approach and sources of inspiration; his longtime association and collaboration with composer John Cage; his residency at Black Mountain College; the development of his use of chance procedures; the early years of his company; his preference for avant-garde music, and his collaborations with various composers; and his use of technological innovations such as the computer program Life forms. The program is copiously illustrated with excerpts from his works; among those discussed in interviews are Pond way, Beach birds for camera, Totem ancestor, Antic meet, Septet, Story, Winterbranch, Biped, and Occasion piece.

Subject

1. Occasion piece (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
2. Biographies
3. Winterbranch (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
4. Graham, Martha
5. Cunningham, Merce > Totem ancestor
6. Aleatory music in dance
7. Septet (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
8. Story (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
9. Cunningham, Merce > Interviews
10. Life forms (Computer program)
11. Pond way (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
12. Choreographers > United States > Biography
13. Choreographers > United States > Interviews
14. Computers > Dance applications
15. Dance
16. Documentaries and factual films and programs
17. Merce Cunningham Dance Company
18. Video
19. Antic meet (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
20. Beach birds for camera (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
21. Artistic collaboration > United States
22. Cage, John

Genre/Form

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

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-7282

Performer (note)

1. Interviewees: Merce Cunningham, with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Peg Cunningham, Joyce Holden, Jane Dudley, Carolyn Brown, Remy Charlip, Sally Sommer, Margaret Jenkins, Joan Acocella, Daniel Roberts, Earle Brown, David Vaughan, Robert Rauschenberg, Joanna Gewertz Harris, Richard Alston, Lew Lloyd, Benedicte Pesle, Gavin Bryars, Gordon Mumma, Deborah Jowitt, Gus Solomons, Jr., Meredith Monk, David Behrman, Takehisa Kosugi, Paul Kaiser, Shelley Eshkar, Loretta Mears.
2. Interviewers: Charles Atlas, Laura Kuhn.

Title

1. Merce Cunningham [videorecording] : a lifetime of dance / a co-production of INA, Thirteen/WNET New York, La Sept ARTE, BBC, and NPS ; directed by Charles Atlas.

Imprint

1. c2000.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Performer

1. Interviewees: Merce Cunningham, with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Peg Cunningham, Joyce Holden, Jane Dudley, Carolyn Brown, Remy Charlip, Sally Sommer, Margaret Jenkins, Joan Acocella, Daniel Roberts, Earle Brown, David Vaughan, Robert Rauschenberg, Joanna Gewertz Harris, Richard Alston, Lew Lloyd, Benedicte Pesle, Gavin Bryars, Gordon Mumma, Deborah Jowitt, Gus Solomons, Jr., Meredith Monk, David Behrman, Takehisa Kosugi, Paul Kaiser, Shelley Eshkar, Loretta Mears.
2. Interviewers: Charles Atlas, Laura Kuhn.

Local subject

1. Aleatory music in dance.

Local subject

1. Computers -- Dance applications.

Added author

1. Cunningham, Merce, choreographer.
2. Cunningham, Merce, dancer.
3. Cunningham, Merce, interviewee.
4. Atlas, Charles. Director. Interviewer
5. Kuhn, Laura. Interviewer
6. Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- dancer.
7. Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- interviewee.
8. Dudley, Jane. Interviewee
9. Brown, Carolyn, 1927- Interviewee
10. Charlip, Remy. Interviewee
11. Sommer, Sally R. Interviewee
12. Jenkins, Margaret. Interviewee
13. Acocella, Joan Ross, interviewee.
14. Brown, Earle, 1926-2002. Interviewee
15. Vaughan, David, 1924- Interviewee
16. Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008. Interviewee
17. Harris, Joanna G. Interviewee
18. Alston, Richard, 1948- Interviewee
19. Lloyd, Lew L. Interviewee
20. Pesle, Benedicte. Interviewee
21. Bryars, Gavin. Interviewee
22. Mumma, Gordon, 1935- Interviewee
23. Jowitt, Deborah, interviewee.
24. Solomons, Gus, Jr., 1938-2023 interviewee.
25. Monk, Meredith, interviewee.
26. Behrman, David. Interviewee
27. Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- Interviewee
28. Kaiser, Paul, 1956- Interviewee
29. Eshkar, Shelley. Interviewee
30. Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
31. Institut national de l'audiovisuel (France)
32. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
33. Sept/Arte (Firm)
34. British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
35. Nederlandse Programma Stichting.

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-7282