TitleHistory matters: 1960s, lecture-demonstration and panel discussion
Additional title: Story (Choreographic work : Cunningham). selectionsAdditional title: Cross currents (Choreographic work : Cunningham). selectionsAdditional title: Variations V (Choreographic work : Cunningham). selectionsAdditional title: How to pass, kick, fall and run (Choreographic work : Cunningham). selectionsAdditional title: Place (Choreographic work : Cunningham). selectionsAdditional title: Scramble (Choreographic work : Cunningham). selectionsAdditional title: RainForest (Choreographic work : Cunningham). selectionsAdditional title: Walkaround time (Choreographic work : Cunningham). selectionsAdditional title: Canfield (Choreographic work : Cunningham). selections
NamesCunningham, Merce (Creator)Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)Cunningham, Merce (Panelist)Setterfield, Valda (Panelist)Lloyd, Lewis L (Panelist)Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Dancer)
CollectionMerce Cunningham Video Archive
Dates / OriginDate Created: 2007-06-08
Table of ContentsReel 1 [Story; Cross Currents; Variations V; How to Pass, Kick, Fall and Run; Place] (61 min.) -- Reel 2 [Scramble; RainForest; Walkaround Time; Canfield] (49 min.)
Library locationsJerome Robbins Dance DivisionShelf locator: *MGZIDF 3746
TopicsModern danceTeaching demonstrations
GenresFilmed danceFilmed performancesPanel discussionsLectures
NotesContent: Title provided by cataloger, based on original container label.Venue: Recorded 2007 June 8 Merce Cunningham Dance Studio at Westbeth, New York, NY.Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical DescriptionVideocassetteExtent: 2 videocassettes (MiniDV) (110 min.) : sound, color
DescriptionCompany archivist David Vaughan describes this series, organized by Robert Swinston, as a "living archival presentation" of Merce Cunningham's choreography. This program focuses on Cunningham's work from the 1960s and includes video clips of Story; Variations V; How to Pass, Kick Fall and Run; Place; RainForest; and Walkaround Time, as well as excerpts from Cross Currents, Scramble, and Canfield performed live by MCDC dancers. Each clip or performance is followed by a panel discussion about the piece. Panelists include Valda Setterfield, Louis L. Lloyd and Merce Cunningham; David Vaughan moderates. For other videos in this series, see *MGZIDF 3744, *MGZIDF 3745, *MGZIDF 3748 and *MGZIDF 3749.
Type of ResourceMoving image
LanguagesEnglish
IdentifiersRLIN/OCLC: 905872831NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20590367Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): af86abc0-4b4a-0133-a836-60f81dd2b63c
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