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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

Modern dance
Rehearsals

Genres

Filmed Dance

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

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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MLA format

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

Wikipedia citation

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