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Merce Cunningham Dance Company Residency at the NEST (New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math) School, Weeks 1 and 2, 2008-01-04 and 2008-01-09

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Merce Cunningham Dance Company Residency at the NEST (New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math) School, Weeks 1 and 2, 2008-01-04 and 2008-01-09

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Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Company Residency at the NEST (New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math) School, Weeks 1 and 2, 2008-01-04 and 2008-01-09
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Bokaer, Jonah (Teacher)
Toogood, Melissa (Teacher)
Crossman, Dylan (Teacher)
Charleston, Janet (Teacher)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2008-01-04
Date Created: 2008-01-09
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6854
Topics
Dance Forms 1.0 (computer program)
School children
Modern dance
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Title provided by cataloger, based on original container label.
Performers: Jonah Bokaer, Melissa Toogood, Dylan Crossman, Janet Charleston, instructors. Taught by members of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Venue: Recorded 2008-01-04; 2008, 01-09. New York City.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (58 min.) : sound, color ; 8mm.
Description
The first two weeks of a residency at the NEST school on New York City's Lower East Side, with MCDC dancers conducting workshops on choreography and movement with the elementary-aged students. The two sessions seen here showcase a free movement session followed by a workshop on the Lifeforms software used by Cunningham during his later career to create choreographical works.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 980348059
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21207896
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e74c0af0-771d-0136-cfea-5d9bc6858c93
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Merce Cunningham Dance Company Residency at the NEST (New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math) School, Weeks 1 and 2, 2008-01-04 and 2008-01-09" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2008. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/316cb090-ef99-0133-690f-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Merce Cunningham Dance Company Residency at the NEST (New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math) School, Weeks 1 and 2, 2008-01-04 and 2008-01-09" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/316cb090-ef99-0133-690f-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2008). Merce Cunningham Dance Company Residency at the NEST (New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math) School, Weeks 1 and 2, 2008-01-04 and 2008-01-09 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/316cb090-ef99-0133-690f-60f81dd2b63c

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Merce Cunningham Dance Company Residency at the NEST (New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math) School, Weeks 1 and 2, 2008-01-04 and 2008-01-09