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Event: at the Joyce, Feb. 11, 1996

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Event

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Title
Event: at the Joyce, Feb. 11, 1996
Additional title: Event (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Cunningham, Merce (Dancer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Presenter)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1996-02-11
Table of Contents
Event [excerpt] (65 min.) -- Footage of theater (122 min.)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3593
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-1356 (former)
Topics
Modern dance
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Notes
Content: Filmed in wide shot.
Performers: Performed by members of Merce Cunningham Dance Company, including Merce Cunningham.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York City, on Feb. 11, 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
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (106 min.) : sound, color
Description
The performance on the video is missing the opening half hour. The second part of the video features footage of the stage after the performance; presumably the camera was left running.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16345948
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7a1054e0-314a-0132-a53f-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Event" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1996. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7af7f400-314a-0132-e17e-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Event" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7af7f400-314a-0132-e17e-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1996). Event Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7af7f400-314a-0132-e17e-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Event