Black Mountain College and Merce Cunningham in the fifties: New perspectives
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Title
Black Mountain College and Merce Cunningham in the fifties: New perspectives
Collection
Black Mountain College and Merce Cunningham in the fifties: New perspectives
Names
Solomons, Gus, jr, 1940- (Commentator)
Roberts, Jane B (Commentator)
Russell Sage College (Event place)
Black Mountain College and Merce Cunningham in the fifties: New perspectives (1993 : Russell Sage College) (Event place)
Solomons, Gus, jr, 1940- (Choreographer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1993-10
Table Of Contents
Reel 1 (Cassette 4) Workshop in chance methods (approx. 110 min.), presented by Gus Solomons, jr. Introduction: Jane Roberts. Reader: Dr. James Flasdorf. Musician: John E. Sauer. -- Reel 2 (Cassette 5): Dance performance (approx. 28 min.), organized by Solomons, based on material developed during the workshop. Performed by conference participants, accompanied by Flasdorf and Sauer. A discussion of chance procedures follows the performance.
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 5387
Shelf locator: *MGZIA 4-1727 cassettes 4 & 5 (former)
Subjects
Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.)
Black Mountain College and Merce Cunningham in the fifties: New perspectives (1993 : Russell Sage College)
Genres
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Panel Discussions
Notes
Content: Part of an eight-cassette documentation of a symposium held at Russell Sage College, Troy, New York, from October 9-10, 1993. Sponsored by Russell Sage College and the Dance Critics Association. Cassettes 4 and 5 were recorded on October 9, 1993.
Physical Description
Extent: 2 videocassette (VHS) (138 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY946050870-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12175941
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 30f43200-7929-0134-fdbf-00505686a51c
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Black Mountain College and Merce Cunningham in the fifties: New perspectives" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/30f43200-7929-0134-fdbf-00505686a51c
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. Black Mountain College and Merce Cunningham in the fifties: New perspectives Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/30f43200-7929-0134-fdbf-00505686a51c
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