Roundabout event with Demetrio Stratos and John Cage, 1978-03-18 or 19
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Title
Roundabout event with Demetrio Stratos and John Cage, 1978-03-18 or 19
Collection
Merce Cunningham Video Archive
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Stratos, Demetrio, 1945-1979 (Performer)
Cage, John (Composer)
Cage, John (Performer)
Johns, Jasper, 1930- (Artist)
Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008 (Designer)
Lancaster, Mark, 1938- (Designer)
Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987 (Designer)
Armitage, Karole (Dancer)
Burns, Louise Ann (Dancer)
Cornfield, Ellen (Dancer)
Cunningham, Merce (Dancer)
Eginton, Meg (Dancer)
Ensminger, Morgan (Dancer)
Fox, Lisa (Dancer)
Komar, Chris (Dancer)
Kovich, Robert (Dancer)
Self, Jim (Dancer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1978-03-19
Table Of Contents
Cross Currents -- Westbeth -- Merce Cunningham solo
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1855
Subjects
Genres
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Notes
Content: Title and statement of responsibility provided by cataloger, based on original container label.
Content: Contents and cast provided by cataloger, based on handwritten note enclosed in original container.
Content: Time code visible in bottom right of picture.
Creation/Production Credits: Musical accompaniment by Demetrio Stratos and John Cage; artistic direction by Jasper Johns; decor and costume designs by Robert Rauschenberg, Mark Lancaster and Andy Warhol.
Venue: Recorded 1978 March 18 or 19 Roundabout Theatre Company, New York, NY.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Biographical/Historical: Cunningham's Events are full evening presentations consisting 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) (33 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20200762
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a50bca30-e879-0131-983d-3c075448cc4b
Rights
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MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Roundabout event with Demetrio Stratos and John Cage, 1978-03-18 or 19" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a50bca30-e879-0131-983d-3c075448cc4b
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978). Roundabout event with Demetrio Stratos and John Cage, 1978-03-18 or 19 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a50bca30-e879-0131-983d-3c075448cc4b
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Roundabout event with Demetrio Stratos and John Cage, 1978-03-18 or 19" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 5, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a50bca30-e879-0131-983d-3c075448cc4b
Wikipedia citation
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