Exercise pieces: front, rehearsal, 1978-10-03

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Title

Exercise pieces: front, rehearsal, 1978-10-03

Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Names

Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Dancer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1978-10-03

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1857

Subjects

Rehearsals
Modern dance

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 1978 October 3 Merce Cunningham Dance Studio at Westbeth, New York, NY.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (32 min.) : silent, black and white ; 1/2 in.

Abstract

This video was shot from an angle that does not show the entire studio. For footage of the same performance, taken from a different angle, see *MGZIDF 1856.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20200769
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b75dd190-e879-0131-fee9-3c075448cc4b

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Exercise pieces: front, rehearsal, 1978-10-03" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b75dd190-e879-0131-fee9-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978). Exercise pieces: front, rehearsal, 1978-10-03 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b75dd190-e879-0131-fee9-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Exercise pieces: front, rehearsal, 1978-10-03" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b75dd190-e879-0131-fee9-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia citation

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