Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Cunningham, Merce
2. Cage, John
3. Bryars, Gavin
4. Eshkar, Shelley
5. Kaiser, Paul, 1956-
6. Johns, Jasper, 1930-
7. Gallo, Suzanne
8. Nelson, Richard, 1938-1996
9. Copp, Aaron
10. Shallenberg, Christine
11. Brown, Carolyn, 1927-
12. Neels, Sandra
13. Behrman, David
14. Dempster, Loren
15. King, John, 1953 November 28-
16. Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-2018
17. Swinston, Robert
18. Collwes, Brandon
19. Crossman, Dylan
20. Desjardins, Emma
21. Goggans, Jennifer
22. Hinrichs, John
23. Madoff, Daniel
24. Mitchell, Rashaun
25. Munnerlyn, Marcie
26. Nelson, Krista
27. Riener, Silas
28. Scott, Jamie (Dancer)
29. Toogood, Melissa
30. Weber, Andrea Michelle, 1975-
31. Cohen, Ben
32. Cunningham, Merce
33. Merce Cunningham Dance Company, performer
34. Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival, presenter
35. Brooklyn Academy of Music, donor

Description

1. 1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.

Alternative title

1. Second Hand
2. Biped
3. BAM 2011 Next Wave Festival

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.
3. Filmed dance.
4. Filmed performances.

Contents

1. Second Hand (1970) (31 min.) / reconstruction and staging by Carolyn Brown, Merce Cunningham, Sandra Neels ; music, John Cage (Cheap Imitation) ; piano, David Behrman ; costumes, Jasper Johns ; original lighting, Richard Nelson ; lighting design by Christine Shallenberg (2008) ; dancers, Brandon Collwes, Emma Desjardins, Jennifer Goggans, Daniel Madoff, Rashaun Mitchell, Marcie Munnerlyn, Silas Riener, Robert Swinston, Melissa Toogood, Andrea Weber.
2. Biped (1999) (47 min.) / music, Gavin Bryars (BIPED) ; décor, Shelley Eshkar, Paul Kaiser ; costumes, Suzanne Gallo ; lighting Aaron Copp ; musicians, Gavin Bryars (double bass & synthesizer), Loren Dempster (cello), John King (electric guitar), Takehisa Kosugi (violin & percussion) ; dancers, Brandon Collwes, Dylan Crossman, Emma Desjardins, Jennifer Goggans, John Hinrichs, Daniel Madoff, Rashaun Mitchell, Marcie Munnerlyn, Krista Nelson, Silas Riener, Jamie Scott, Melissa Toogood, Andrea Weber.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-8066

Note

1. Widescreen.
2. Title from opening video credits and house program.
3. This performance was recorded for the Brooklyn Academy of Music Hamm Archives.

Access (note)

1. Permission required.

Credits (note)

1. Camera, Ben Cohen (Manager of Video and Media Production).

Source (note)

1. Brooklyn Academy of Music

Biography (note)

1. Second Hand premiered at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N.Y., on January 8, 1970 ; Biped premiered at Cal Performances' Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Calif., on April 23, 1999.

Title

1. The Legacy Tour : Program B, 2011 December 8 / choreography by Merce Cunningham ; performed by Merce Cunningham Dance Company ; presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Production

1. 2011.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Type of content

1. two-dimensional moving image

Type of medium

1. video

Type of carrier

1. videodisc

Restricted access

1. Permission required.

Performer

1. Dancers, Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Brandon Collwes, Dylan Crossman, Emma Desjardins, Jennifer Goggans, John Hinrichs, Daniel Madoff, Rashaun Mitchell, Marcie Munnerlyn, Krista Nelson, Silas Riener, Jamie Scott, Robert Swinston, Melissa Toogood, Andrea Weber.

Credits

1. Camera, Ben Cohen (Manager of Video and Media Production).

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn, N.Y., as part of the BAM 2011 Next Wave Festival on 2011 December 8.

Biography

1. Second Hand premiered at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N.Y., on January 8, 1970 ; Biped premiered at Cal Performances' Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Calif., on April 23, 1999.

Source

1. Gift; Brooklyn Academy of Music, 2015.

Added author

1. Cunningham, Merce, choreographer.
2. Cage, John, composer.
3. Bryars, Gavin, composer.
4. Eshkar, Shelley, set designer.
5. Kaiser, Paul, 1956- set designer.
6. Johns, Jasper, 1930- costume designer.
7. Gallo, Suzanne, costume designer.
8. Nelson, Richard, 1938-1996, lighting designer.
9. Copp, Aaron, lighting designer.
10. Shallenberg, Christine, lighting designer.
11. Brown, Carolyn, 1927- stage director.
12. Neels, Sandra, stage director.
13. Behrman, David, performer.
14. Bryars, Gavin, performer.
15. Dempster, Loren, performer.
16. King, John, 1953 November 28- performer.
17. Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-2018, performer.
18. Swinston, Robert, dancer.
19. Collwes, Brandon, dancer.
20. Crossman, Dylan, dancer.
21. Desjardins, Emma, dancer.
22. Goggans, Jennifer, dancer.
23. Hinrichs, John, dancer.
24. Madoff, Daniel, dancer.
25. Mitchell, Rashaun, dancer.
26. Munnerlyn, Marcie, dancer.
27. Nelson, Krista, dancer.
28. Riener, Silas, dancer.
29. Scott, Jamie (Dancer), dancer.
30. Toogood, Melissa, dancer.
31. Weber, Andrea Michelle, 1975- dancer.
32. Cohen, Ben, videographer.
33. Merce Cunningham Dance Company, performer.
34. Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival, presenter.
35. Brooklyn Academy of Music, donor.
36. Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Biped.
37. Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Second hand.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-8066