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Additional authors

1. Cage, John.
2. Cunningham, Merce
3. Paik, Nam June, 1932-2006.
4. Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008.
5. Farber, Viola.
6. Brown, Carolyn, 1927-
7. Lucier, Alvin.
8. Wolff, Christian, 1934-
9. Young, La Monte.
10. Mumma, Gordon, 1935-
11. Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993.
12. Richards, Mary Caroline.
13. Guy, Michel.
14. Dennison, Doris.
15. Tudor, David, 1926-1996.
16. Johns, Jasper, 1930-
17. Stella, Frank.
18. Kremen, Irwin.
19. Bird, Bonnie.
20. Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989.
21. Preger-Simon, Marianne, 1929-
22. Charlip, Remy.
23. Denby, Edwin, 1903-1983.
24. Caplan, Elliot.
25. Vaughan, David, 1924-
26. Jaffe, Susan.
27. Swinston, Robert.
28. Kaplan, Barbara Paige.
29. Perron, Wendy.
30. Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
31. Cunningham Dance Foundation.
32. SEPT (Television station : France)
33. Kultur International Films.
34. WNYE (Television station : Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (104 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Telecast of a 1991 documentary, with additional introduction, interview with Robert Swinston of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and preview of coming dance events by Wendy Perron. Documentary on composer John Cage and choreographer Merce Cunningham at work and at leisure, filmed over an eight-year period and supplemented by archival footage spanning their fifty-year collaboration. In interviews captured at different times and places, Cage, Cunningham, and performers, composers, artists, and other associates discuss aspects of their professional and personal interactions. Dance and music excerpts, recorded in performance and rehearsal, demonstrate the richness and variety of their productions. Full information on these excerpts appears at the end of the program.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Wendy Perron, Dance Magazine.

Series statement

1. DanceNY

Uniform title

1. Dance Magazine.

Alternative title

1. Dance New York. Cage/Cunningham
2. Cage/Cunningham

Subject

1. Artistic collaboration
2. Music
3. Choreographers > United States > 20th century
4. Graham, Martha
5. Cunningham, Merce > Interviews
6. Dance
7. Composers > United States > 20th century
8. Cage, John > Interviews
9. Video

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Music.
3. Video.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-7593

Note

1. Tape contains ca. 43 min. of repeated footage, beginning at ca. 92 min. (during the end credits). The program resumes at ca. 140 min. into the tape and continues till the end of the documentary, which is followed by the interview with Robert Swinston and Wendy Perron's preview.
2. Logo of WNYE appears on screen.
3. For a commercially released version of this recording, without the additional introduction, interview, and afterword, see: *MGZIA 4-3045 Cage/Cunningham.

Credits (note)

1. Credits for telecast: executive producer, Barbara Paige Kaplan ; script writer and commentator, Wendy Perron.

Performer (note)

1. Interviewees: John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Nam June Paik, Robert Rauschenberg, Viola Farber, Carolyn Brown, Alvin Lucier, Christian Wolff, La Monte Young, Gordon Mumma, Rudolf Nureyev, M.C. Richards, Michel Guy, Doris Dennison, David Tudor, Jasper Johns, Frank Stella, Irwin Kremen, Bonnie Bird, Virgil Thomson, Marianne Preger Simon, Remy Charlip.
2. Also appearing on camera: Edwin Denby.
3. Host of telecast: Susan Jaffe.
4. Interviewee on telecast: Robert Swinston.
5. Commentator on telecast: Wendy Perron.

Event (note)

1. Telecast by WNYE, Brooklyn, N.Y., on the series DanceNY, on Jan. 9, 2003.

Title

1. DanceNY. Cage/Cunningham [videorecording] / WNYE ; Dance Magazine ; produced by the Cunningham Dance Foundation in association with La Sept ; directed and edited by Elliot Caplan ; choreography by Merce Cunningham ; music by John Cage and others ; written by David Vaughan.

Imprint

1. Brooklyn, N.Y. : WNYE, 2003.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. DanceNY

Event

1. Telecast by WNYE, Brooklyn, N.Y., on the series DanceNY, on Jan. 9, 2003.

Credits

1. Credits for telecast: executive producer, Barbara Paige Kaplan ; script writer and commentator, Wendy Perron.

Performer

1. Interviewees: John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Nam June Paik, Robert Rauschenberg, Viola Farber, Carolyn Brown, Alvin Lucier, Christian Wolff, La Monte Young, Gordon Mumma, Rudolf Nureyev, M.C. Richards, Michel Guy, Doris Dennison, David Tudor, Jasper Johns, Frank Stella, Irwin Kremen, Bonnie Bird, Virgil Thomson, Marianne Preger Simon, Remy Charlip.
2. Also appearing on camera: Edwin Denby.
3. Host of telecast: Susan Jaffe.
4. Interviewee on telecast: Robert Swinston.
5. Commentator on telecast: Wendy Perron.

Added author

1. Cage, John. Interviewee. Composer. Performer
2. Cunningham, Merce, choreographer.
3. Cunningham, Merce, dancer.
4. Cunningham, Merce, interviewee.
5. Paik, Nam June, 1932-2006. Interviewee
6. Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008. Interviewee
7. Farber, Viola. ive, dancer.
8. Brown, Carolyn, 1927- ive, dancer.
9. Lucier, Alvin. Interviewee
10. Wolff, Christian, 1934- Interviewee
11. Young, La Monte. Interviewee
12. Mumma, Gordon, 1935- Interviewee
13. Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993. Interviewee
14. Richards, Mary Caroline. Interviewee
15. Guy, Michel. Interviewee
16. Dennison, Doris. Interviewee
17. Tudor, David, 1926-1996. Interviewee
18. Johns, Jasper, 1930- Interviewee
19. Stella, Frank. Interviewee
20. Kremen, Irwin. Interviewee
21. Bird, Bonnie. Interviewee
22. Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Interviewee
23. Preger-Simon, Marianne, 1929- Interviewee
24. Charlip, Remy. Interviewee
25. Denby, Edwin, 1903-1983. Depicted
26. Caplan, Elliot. Director. Producer
27. Vaughan, David, 1924- Author
28. Jaffe, Susan. Host
29. Swinston, Robert. Interviewee
30. Kaplan, Barbara Paige. Producer
31. Perron, Wendy. Author. Commentator
32. Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
33. Cunningham Dance Foundation.
34. SEPT (Television station : France)
35. Kultur International Films.
36. WNYE (Television station : Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Dance Magazine.

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-7593