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Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Residency at the NEST School, Week 8, February 27-29, 2008 (exact date unclear)

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Residency at the NEST School, Week 8, February 27-29, 2008 (exact date unclear)

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Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Residency at the NEST School, Week 8, February 27-29, 2008 (exact date unclear)
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2008-02-27 - 2008-02-29 (Questionable)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6860
Topics
Dance in education
School children
Modern dance
Genres
Filmed dance
Notes
Content: Title provided by cataloger, based on original container label.
Venue: Recorded 2008, February. New York City.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (16 min.) : sound, color ; 8mm.
Description
A workshop segment from the Merce Cunningham Dance Company's multi-week residency at the NEST (New Experiments in Science and Technology) School for gifted and talented children in New York City. Students are seen executing dance moves in the style of Merce Cunningham's choreography with music from various Cunningham pieces as background. This material is from Week 8 of the residency, taking place between February 27-29, though the exact day of this footage is unknown.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 969973937
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21163005
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6f807f10-c26c-0135-0b5b-6f89a38598af
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  • 2008: Created (Approximate)
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Residency at the NEST School, Week 8, February 27-29, 2008 (exact date unclear)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2008 - 2008. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/457f9c70-ef99-0133-362e-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Residency at the NEST School, Week 8, February 27-29, 2008 (exact date unclear)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/457f9c70-ef99-0133-362e-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2008 - 2008). Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Residency at the NEST School, Week 8, February 27-29, 2008 (exact date unclear) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/457f9c70-ef99-0133-362e-60f81dd2b63c

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Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Residency at the NEST School, Week 8, February 27-29, 2008 (exact date unclear)