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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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BIPED [and] MinEvent

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Title
BIPED [and] MinEvent
Additional title: Biped (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Bryars, Gavin (Composer)
Kaiser, Paul, 1956- (Designer)
Eshkar, Shelley (Designer)
Andrieux, Cédric (Dancer)
Bokaer, Jonah (Dancer)
Boudreau, Lisa (Dancer)
Collwes, Brandon (Dancer)
Cunningham, Julie Dawn (Dancer)
Desjardins, Emma (Dancer)
Farmer, Holley (Dancer)
Goggans, Jennifer (Dancer)
Mitchell, Rashaun (Dancer)
Minato, Koji (Dancer)
Munnerlyn, Marcie (Dancer)
Squire, Daniel S. (Dancer)
Weber, Andrea Michelle, 1975- (Dancer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Presenter)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2006-05-12
Table of Contents
BIPED (50 min.) -- MinEvent (40 min.)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3139
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-2083 (former)
Topics
Modern dance
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Notes
Content: Filmed in wide shot.
Creation/production credits: BIPED. Music by Gavin Bryars. Decor by Paul Kaiser, Shelley Eshkar. Lighting by Aaron Copp. Costumes by Suzanne Gallo.
Venue: Recorded in performance at Auditorium Conciliazione, Rome, Italy, on May 12, 2006.
Biographical/historical: Merce 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. MinEvents are shorter pieces following the same guidelines.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (90 min.) : sound, color
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16549405
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ade9d7a0-3141-0132-4dd1-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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  • 2006: Created
  • 2023: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "BIPED [and] MinEvent" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2006. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/afaf7790-3141-0132-74f6-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "BIPED [and] MinEvent" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/afaf7790-3141-0132-74f6-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2006). BIPED [and] MinEvent Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/afaf7790-3141-0132-74f6-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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BIPED [and] MinEvent