Squaregame : dress rehearsal, side view, 1976-04-09

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Title

Squaregame : dress rehearsal, side view, 1976-04-09

Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Names

Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Armitage, Karole (Dancer)
Attix, Karen (Dancer)
Cornfield, Ellen (Dancer)
Cunningham, Merce (Dancer)
Ensminger, Morgan (Dancer)
Harper, Meg (Dancer)
Hayman-Chaffey, Susana (Dancer)
Kerr, Catherine (Dancer)
Komar, Chris (Dancer)
Kovich, Robert (Dancer)
Moulton, Charles, 1954- (Dancer)
Roess-Smith, Julie (Dancer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Dancer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1976-04-09

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1812

Subjects

Rehearsals
Modern dance
Rehearsals

Genres

Filmed Dance

Notes

Content: Title and statement of responsibility provided by cataloger, based on original container label.
Content: Time code visible in bottom right of picture.
Venue: Recorded 1976 April 9 Seibu Theatre, Tokyo, Japan.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (27 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.

Abstract

This video features a dress rehearsal of Squaregame without musical accompaniment.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20154126
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7b850ed0-b2c6-0131-541e-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. "Squaregame : dress rehearsal, side view, 1976-04-09" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1976. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b850ed0-b2c6-0131-541e-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1976). Squaregame : dress rehearsal, side view, 1976-04-09 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b850ed0-b2c6-0131-541e-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Squaregame : dress rehearsal, side view, 1976-04-09" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b850ed0-b2c6-0131-541e-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia citation

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