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Event: at the Joyce, Feb. 8, 1996

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Title

Event: at the Joyce, Feb. 8, 1996

Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Names

Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Presenter)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Presenter)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1996

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3095
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-395 (former)

Subjects

Modern dance
Event (Choreographic work : Cunningham)

Genres

Filmed Performances
Filmed Dance

Notes

Content: Filmed in wide shot.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York City, on Feb. 8, 1996.
Biographical/Historical: Merce Cunningham's Events consist of a selection from his group and solo works performed to music and decor specially arranged for that event. Each event is performed only once, and not meant to be repeated.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (98 min.) : sound, color

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16304136
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5c8b0f70-e883-0131-1152-3c075448cc4b

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Event: at the Joyce, Feb. 8, 1996" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1996. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c8b0f70-e883-0131-1152-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1996). Event: at the Joyce, Feb. 8, 1996 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c8b0f70-e883-0131-1152-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Event: at the Joyce, Feb. 8, 1996" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 14, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c8b0f70-e883-0131-1152-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia citation

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