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Suite for five: [rehearsal]

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Suite for five

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Title
Suite for five: [rehearsal]
Additional title: Suite for five (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Andrieux, Cédric (Dancer)
Bokaer, Jonah (Dancer)
Chen, Ashley (Dancer)
Cunningham, Paige. (Dancer)
Farmer, Holley (Dancer)
Goggans, Jennifer (Dancer)
Roberts, Daniel Aguzzoli (Dancer)
Steele, Jeannie K. (Dancer)
Swan, Derry (Dancer)
Therrien, Cheryl (Dancer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Dancer)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 2002-11-26
Date Created: 2003-01-23
Table of Contents
Suite for five (group 2) / rehearsed by Jonah Bokaer, Ashley Chen, Paige Cunningham, Holley Farmer, Jennifer Goggans (25 min.) -- Suite for five (group 1) / rehearsed by Cédric Andrieux, Daniel Roberts, Jeannie Steele, Derry Swan, Cheryl Therrien (25 min.)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2971
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-420 (former)
Topics
Rehearsals
Modern dance
Genres
Filmed dance
Notes
Content: Note on original container: SL [i.e. stage left].
Venue: Videotaped in rehearsal at the Cunningham studio, Westbeth, New York City, on Nov. 26, 2002 (group 2) and Jan. 23, 2003 (group 1).
Biographical/historical: Suite for five, which premiered in 1956, was revived by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company for the company's 50th anniversary celebration at the Lincoln Center Festival, July 2002.
Content: You may experience playback issues with this item.Trying an alternate quality version (e.g., high, low) may resolve viewing issues.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (50 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
This video features two studio run-throughs of Suite for five, in rehearsal clothes, without musical accompaniment, by alternate casts.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16172212
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b8ad09d0-e878-0131-5f04-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 2002: Issued
  • 2003: Created
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Suite for five" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2003. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8ad09d0-e878-0131-5f04-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Suite for five" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8ad09d0-e878-0131-5f04-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2003). Suite for five Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8ad09d0-e878-0131-5f04-3c075448cc4b

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Suite for five