Scramble, Signals, [and] Winterbranch : rehearsal, 1970s?
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Title
Scramble, Signals, [and] Winterbranch : rehearsal, 1970s?
Collection
Merce Cunningham Video Archive
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Cunningham, Merce (Dancer)
Hayman-Chaffey, Susana (Dancer)
Setterfield, Valda (Dancer)
Moulton, Charles (Dancer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Dancer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1970 - 1979 (Questionable)
Table Of Contents
Scramble, Fast dance -- Signals, SHC Solo -- Signals, SCH/BM Duet -- Signals, MC/VS/CM Trio -- Signals, Sextet -- Winterbranch, Cloth -- NW, PP
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1912
Subjects
Genres
Notes
Content: Title and statement of responsibility provided by cataloger, based on original container label.
Content: Contents taken from handwritten note enclosed in original container.
Content: Time code visible in bottom right of picture.
Content: Note on original container: NOS Studio, SCR, SIG, WB Cloth, NW, PP.
Performers: Performed by members of Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Susana Hayman-Chaffey, Valda Setterfield, Charles Moulton, Merce Cunningham and others.
Venue: Recorded 1970s? Merce Cunningham Dance Studio at Westbeth, New York, NY.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videotape reel (22 min.) : silent, black & white ; 1/2 in.
Abstract
This video features studio run-throughs of Scramble, Signals and Winterbranch, in rehearsal clothes, without musical accompaniment.
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20207817
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 463d5cd0-313e-0132-d53c-3c075448cc4b
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Scramble, Signals, [and] Winterbranch : rehearsal, 1970s?" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1970 - 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/463d5cd0-313e-0132-d53c-3c075448cc4b
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1970 - 1979). Scramble, Signals, [and] Winterbranch : rehearsal, 1970s? Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/463d5cd0-313e-0132-d53c-3c075448cc4b
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Scramble, Signals, [and] Winterbranch : rehearsal, 1970s?" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/463d5cd0-313e-0132-d53c-3c075448cc4b
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