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John Cage, Merce Cunningham, and Elliot Caplan panel conversation following the premiere screening of Cage/Cunningham (Motion picture), 1991-03-24

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Title
John Cage, Merce Cunningham, and Elliot Caplan panel conversation following the premiere screening of Cage/Cunningham (Motion picture), 1991-03-24
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Cage, John (Panelist)
Caplan, Elliot (Panelist)
Cunningham, Merce (Panelist)
Castelli, Leo (Moderator)
French Institute-Alliance Française de New York (Host)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1991-03-24
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-10-A 3067
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1474
Topics
Cage, John
Caplan, Elliot
Cunningham, Merce
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Cage/Cunningham (Motion picture)
Trackers (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Artistic collaboration
Dance in motion pictures, television, etc
Genres
Panel discussions
Live sound recordings
Notes
Content: Leo Castelli moderates a panel conversation with John Cage, Merce Cunningham, and Elliot Caplan following the premiere screening of the film Cage/Cunningham at the French Institute/Alliance Française.
Content: Title, location, speakers and date provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original reel container and original cassette, and audition.
Content: Handwritten note on original reel container: "Cunningham Dance Foundation 463 West St. NY NY 10014 [phone number] ; Cage/Cunningham, screening March 24, 1991 ; Florence Gould Hall, New York ; Conversation: John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Eliot Caplan, Moderator: Leo Castelli".
Content: Handwritten note on original cassette and container: "Cage/Cunningham ; N.Y. Screening 3.24.91 ; Florence Gould Hall ; Conversation: John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Elliot Caplan ; Moderator: Leo Castelli ".
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: R066.
Original version: Based on content, recording medium, and recording quality, it is undetermined whether the audio cassette is a copy of the original audiotape reel or a separate recording of the same event.
Venue: Recorded at Florence Gould Hall at the French Institute/Alliance Française in, New York, New York, 1991 March 24
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audio cassette (25 minutes) : analog
Sound quality is fair to good; in streaming file 1, the speakers are audible but are some distance from the microphone until ca. 10:25, when they adjust their distance and the recording volume level increases. Streaming file 2 has a more consistent sound quality.
Description
Begins abruptly, unidentified speaker introduces the benefit screening and panel; Leo Castelli, moderator, asks the panel, John Cage, Elliot Caplan, and Merce Cunningham on the origins of the documentary film Cage/Cunningham; more on the making of the film, especially in the context of artistic collaboration between Merce Cunningham and John Cage, and the [Merce Cunningham] Dance Company; they make brief comments about a clip of M.C. [Mary Caroline] Richards in the film; Caplan speaks about beginning to film while the Company was on tour in 1989, and how editing the footage led to further ideas; more on the circumstances around filming while the Company was continuing it's ongoing performance schedule and tours; Cunningham speaks about the daily routine for the Dance Company while on tour and the challenges of filming these routines, including the enviromental variations while travelling; Cage briefly speaks about enjoying the screening and benefit; Cunningham briefly speaks about enjoying the multiple points of view that the film captures; Caplan briefly speaks about his philosophy as a filmmaker and the uniqueness of filming the Company; Castelli makes a brief remark on the footage of Septet (1953) in the film; Caplan introduces the upcoming dance project, Trackers (1991), and Cunningham describes working with a computer program [LifeForms] in its creation; Cunningham briefly speaks about the working methods of his Company and artistic collaborators, and their flexibility while working in a variety of environments; Cunningham tells a brief anecdote about his youth while at the Cornish School and buying a pair of shoes; unidentified speaker invites the audience to champagne and hors d'oeuvres.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 890142665
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20290962
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6f2cd580-b7b8-0133-7ba3-3c07547a230f
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MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "John Cage, Merce Cunningham, and Elliot Caplan panel conversation following the premiere screening of Cage/Cunningham (Motion picture), 1991-03-24" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1991. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/866b3890-b7b8-0133-65b6-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "John Cage, Merce Cunningham, and Elliot Caplan panel conversation following the premiere screening of Cage/Cunningham (Motion picture), 1991-03-24" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/866b3890-b7b8-0133-65b6-3c07547a230f

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1991). John Cage, Merce Cunningham, and Elliot Caplan panel conversation following the premiere screening of Cage/Cunningham (Motion picture), 1991-03-24 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/866b3890-b7b8-0133-65b6-3c07547a230f

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John Cage, Merce Cunningham, and Elliot Caplan panel conversation following the premiere screening of Cage/Cunningham (Motion picture), 1991-03-24