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Segment on Merce Cunningham Dance Company Legacy Tour performance in Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2010, November

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Title

Segment on Merce Cunningham Dance Company Legacy Tour performance in Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2010, November

Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Names

Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Swinston, Robert (Interviewee)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 2010-11

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6695

Subjects

Television broadcasting of news
Modern dance

Genres

Filmed Dance
Interviews

Notes

Content: Title provided by cataloger, based on video content.
Performers: Robert Swinston, interviewee. Performed by members of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Venue: Broadcast 2010, November. Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videodisc (DVD) (5 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Abstract

A local news report on preparations for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company's Legacy Tour performance in Clermont-Ferrand, France. MCDC co-choreographer and former corps dancer Robert Swinston is interviewed (with a voiceover in French) regarding the Legacy Tour, the company's then upcoming dissolution, and the experience of working with the late Merce Cunningham. Rehearsal footage for the performance is shown.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 969974100
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21162958
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 48d031a0-c26c-0135-2af4-0e5be9284def

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Segment on Merce Cunningham Dance Company Legacy Tour performance in Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2010, November" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/48d031a0-c26c-0135-2af4-0e5be9284def

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. Segment on Merce Cunningham Dance Company Legacy Tour performance in Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2010, November Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/48d031a0-c26c-0135-2af4-0e5be9284def

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Segment on Merce Cunningham Dance Company Legacy Tour performance in Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2010, November" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/48d031a0-c26c-0135-2af4-0e5be9284def

Wikipedia citation

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