Rocky Spoof with Merce Cunningham, Joyce Theater, NYC, September 1998

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Title
Rocky Spoof with Merce Cunningham, Joyce Theater, NYC, September 1998
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Performer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation (Donor)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Captured: 1998-09
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 10225
Topics
Rocky (Motion picture)
Parodies
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Notes
Content: Title provided by cataloger, based on viewing of content and container information.
Venue: Recorded September, 1998. The Joyce Theater, New York City.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Content: Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 streaming video file (16 min) : sound, color
Description
A brief playlet, which appears to be at least partially improvised, spoofing the Rocky series of films. It finds the iconic Philadelphia boxer facing his greatest challenge yet: becoming a dancer under the unrelentingly exacting tutelage of choreographer Merce Cunningham. Two unidentified comic performers portray Rocky and his wife, Adrian. Toward the end, Cunningham appears, portraying himself as a version of Mickey, the crusty trainer portrayed by Burgess Meredith in the movies. While there is an audience, this seems to be part of a private event, or possibly a benefit of some kind, though this cannot currently be verified through research.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 947107439
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20945021
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 84061000-2e34-013b-66dc-0242ac110003
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  • 1998: Captured
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Rocky Spoof with Merce Cunningham, Joyce Theater, NYC, September 1998" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/576dbae0-ef90-0133-b8d6-60f81dd2b63c

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Rocky Spoof with Merce Cunningham, Joyce Theater, NYC, September 1998" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 14, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/576dbae0-ef90-0133-b8d6-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. Rocky Spoof with Merce Cunningham, Joyce Theater, NYC, September 1998 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/576dbae0-ef90-0133-b8d6-60f81dd2b63c

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Rocky Spoof with Merce Cunningham, Joyce Theater, NYC, September 1998