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Points in space, August pace, [and] Pictures

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Points in space, August pace, [and] Pictures

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Title
Points in space, August pace, [and] Pictures
Additional title: August pace (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Points in space (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Pictures (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Barrow, Helen (Dancer)
Bartosik, Kimberly (Dancer)
Cole, Michael Eugene (Dancer)
Diamond, Emma (Dancer)
Finlayson, Victoria (Dancer)
Good, Alan (Dancer)
Komar, Chris (Dancer)
Kulick, David (Dancer)
Lent, Patricia (Dancer)
McGoldrick, Larissa (Dancer)
Sanderson, Randall (Dancer)
Swinston, Robert (Dancer)
Teitelbaum, Carol (Dancer)
Weaver, Jenifer (Dancer)
Wood, Robert (Dancer)
Cage, John (Composer)
Pugliese, Michael (Composer)
Behrman, David (Composer)
Anastasi, William, 1933- (Set designer)
Afrika, 1966- (Set designer)
Lancaster, Mark, 1938- (Set designer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Presenter)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1990-04
Table of Contents
Points in space / music by John Cage (Voiceless essay); performed by Helen Barrow, Kimberly Bartosik, Emma Diamond, Victoria Finlayson, Alan Good, Chris Komar, David Kulick, Patricia Lent, Larissa McGoldrick, Randall Sanderson, Robert Swinston, Carol Teitelbaum (31 min.) -- August pace / music by Michael Pugliese (Peace talks); performed by Patricia Lent, Helen Barrow, Kimberly Bartosik, Victoria Finlayson, Larissa McGoldrick, Emma Diamond, Carol Teitelbaum, Jennifer Weaver, Robert Swinston, David Kulick, Randall Sanderson, Robert Wood, Chris Komar, Alan Good, Micheal Cole (34 min.) -- Pictures / music by David Behrman (Interspecies small talk); performed by same cast as August pace (37 min.)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3151
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-1359 (former)
Topics
Modern dance
August pace (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Points in space (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Pictures (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: The first four minutes of the video are blank. The performance is filmed in wide shot. Picture quality is poor.
Creation/production credits: Decor by William Anastasi (Points in space), Sergei Bugaev "Africa" (August pace), Mark Lancaster (Pictures).
Performers: Performed by members of Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Helen Barrow, Kimberly Bartosik, Michael Cole, Emma Diamond, Victoria Finlayson, Alan Good, Chris Komar, David Kulick, Patricia Lent, Larissa McGoldrick, Randall Sanderson, Robert Swinston, Carol Teitelbaum, Jenifer Weaver, and Robert Wood.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Teatro Communale, Ponchielli, Italy, on Apr. 19, 1990.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (102 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16413413
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4987f500-e881-0131-2728-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Points in space, August pace, [and] Pictures" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1990. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d494e70-e881-0131-ac35-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Points in space, August pace, [and] Pictures" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d494e70-e881-0131-ac35-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1990). Points in space, August pace, [and] Pictures Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d494e70-e881-0131-ac35-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Points in space, August pace, [and] Pictures