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Occasion piece: Lincoln Center, 1999-07

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Mikhail Baryshnikov Video Archive

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Occasion piece

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Title
Occasion piece: Lincoln Center, 1999-07
Additional title: Occasion piece (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- (Dancer)
Cunningham, Merce (Dancer)
Drury, Stephen (Musician)
Johns, Jasper, 1930- (Set designer)
Collection

Mikhail Baryshnikov Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1999-07
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 47
Topics
Dance
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Music
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Date: Date based on performance dates of July 21-25, 2009.
Creation/production credits: Credit list based on content and press information.
Creation/production credits: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Merce Cunningham, dancers; Steven Drury, piano; John Cage, composer; Jasper Johns, set design.
Venue: Recorded 1999 July New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y.
Acquisition: Gift; Mikhail Baryshnikov, 2011.
Physical Description
Videodisc
Extent: 1 videodisc (DVD) (10 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Mikhail Baryshnikov and Merce Cunningham in a debut performance of Cunningham's work, "Occasion Piece". Baryshnikov and Cunningham incorporate the Jasper Johns set into the work, using barres within the translucent boxes. Both the set and the music are a homage to Marcel Duchamp; some of the set pieces were used earlier in Cunningham's "Walkaround Time".
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19972657
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bff440d0-352a-0131-2204-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Occasion piece" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1999. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d960ec50-3429-0131-8920-685b35830967

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Occasion piece" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d960ec50-3429-0131-8920-685b35830967

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1999). Occasion piece Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d960ec50-3429-0131-8920-685b35830967

Wikipedia Citation

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Occasion piece