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James Cunningham and the Acme Dance Company

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

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James Cunningham and the Acme Dance Company

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Title
James Cunningham and the Acme Dance Company
Names
Cunningham, James (Narrator)
Acme Dance Company (Performer)
National Endowment for the Arts. Artists-in-Schools Program (Contributor)
Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1977
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9540
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3430 (former)
Topics
Dance Theater Workshop
Dance -- Study and teaching
Child dancers
Aesop's fables (Choreographic work : Cunningham, J and Persichetti)
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Notes
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 1 videotape reel (24 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Description
Documentary about the Acme Dance Company's two-week residency in Utica, New York, as part of the Artists-in-Schools Program of the National Endowment for the Arts. The company is seen presenting a lecture-demonstration on its work Aesop's fables, using movement in the classroom as a means of teaching general curriculum, training teachers to use movement as a teaching tool, and rehearsing and performing with children in two pieces, African safari and Space journey.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY926065930-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12173424
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 15776130-7a01-0135-6d0d-5ba3a3b09cdc
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1977: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "James Cunningham and the Acme Dance Company" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1977. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4966df3-3a9e-4e6b-8d51-0db8b6ec9d2c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "James Cunningham and the Acme Dance Company" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4966df3-3a9e-4e6b-8d51-0db8b6ec9d2c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1977). James Cunningham and the Acme Dance Company Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4966df3-3a9e-4e6b-8d51-0db8b6ec9d2c

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James Cunningham and the Acme Dance Company