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Squaregame : rehearsal, 1979-09

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Squaregame : rehearsal, 1979-09

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Title
Squaregame : rehearsal, 1979-09
Additional title: Squaregame (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Cunningham, Merce (Dancer)
Self, Jim (Dancer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Dancer)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1979-09
Table of Contents
Squaregame (22 min.) -- Merce Cunningham solo (11 min.)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1870
Topics
Modern dance
Rehearsals
Genres
Filmed dance
Notes
Content: Title and statement of responsibility provided by cataloger, based on original container label.
Content: Time code visible in bottom right of picture.
Content: Camera focuses on Jim Self's performance throughout rehearsal.
Content: Last 11 min. of video features Merce Cunningham performing solo with musical accompaniment.
Venue: Recorded 1979 September Merce Cunningham Dance Studio at Westbeth, New York, NY.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (33 min.) : silent, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20202101
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 20c18420-e87a-0131-fadd-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. 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. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

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  • 1979: Created
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Squaregame : rehearsal, 1979-09" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2385bd40-e87a-0131-95ed-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Squaregame : rehearsal, 1979-09" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2385bd40-e87a-0131-95ed-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1979). Squaregame : rehearsal, 1979-09 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2385bd40-e87a-0131-95ed-3c075448cc4b

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Squaregame : rehearsal, 1979-09