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Anarchy: Reading at Wesleyan University, February 27, 1988

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Title
Anarchy: Reading at Wesleyan University, February 27, 1988
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cage, John (Speaker)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1988-02-27
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4465 v01
Topics
Modern dance
Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983
Cage, John. Anarchy
Genres
Filmed performances
Lectures
spoken word
Notes
Content: Title provided by cataloger, based on content within digital file; statement of responsibility and credits taken from digital file content.
Performers: John Cage, lecturer.
Venue: Recorded February 27, 1988. Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Born digital
Extent: 1 video file (58 min.) : sound, color
Description
A lecture/poetic reading by composer/writer John Cage tied to his written work Anarchy, presented at Wesleyan University. Reel 1: Following a brief introduction and thanks by two unidentified speakers, John Cage begins the event by discussing his writing methodology, Anarchy's structure and influences, and his friendship with architect/futurist Buckminster Fuller. (7:25) The reading proper then begins, continuing until the end of the reel (the presentation continues in Reel 2) (16:20) -- Reel 2: The continuation of a lecture/poetic reading by composer/writer John Cage tied to his written work Anarchy, presented at Wesleyan University (37:26)
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 930140442
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20843127
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b3a1ef50-a96d-0133-36cc-60f81dd2b63c
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Anarchy" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1988. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be4f4530-a96d-0133-c58a-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Anarchy" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be4f4530-a96d-0133-c58a-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1988). Anarchy Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be4f4530-a96d-0133-c58a-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Anarchy