Totem Ancestor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2009-03-28

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Title

Totem Ancestor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2009-03-28

Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Names

Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Farmer, Matthew (Dancer)
Sparling, Peter (Speaker)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 2009-03-28

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6814

Subjects

Modern dance

Genres

Filmed Performances
Filmed Dance

Notes

Creation/Production Credits: "Performance of Merce Cunningham's 'Totem Ancestor' as part of 'Dancer's Vision: An Evening of Dance and Video Curated by Peter Sparling' for the inauguration of the Helmut Stern Auditorium at the University of Michigan Museum of Art, March 25 & 28, 2009. Matthew Farmer, dancer."
Venue: Recorded 2009, March 28. Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videodisc (DVD) (7 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Abstract

A performance of the Merce Cunningham piece Totem Ancestor at the University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor. The performance by dancer Matthew Farmer is preceded by a brief prepared introductory speech by dancer and dance professor Peter Sparling.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 969973526
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21162913
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 28716120-c264-0135-d6b1-597a6d3fde46

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Totem Ancestor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2009-03-28" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2009. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/28716120-c264-0135-d6b1-597a6d3fde46

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2009). Totem Ancestor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2009-03-28 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/28716120-c264-0135-d6b1-597a6d3fde46

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Totem Ancestor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2009-03-28" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/28716120-c264-0135-d6b1-597a6d3fde46

Wikipedia citation

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