Westbeth: rough edit video piece, 1975

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Title

Westbeth: rough edit video piece, 1975

Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Names

Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Cunningham, Merce (Dancer)
Cunningham, Merce (Director)
Atlas, Charles (Director)
Lancaster, Mark, 1938- (Costume designer)
Attix, Karen (Dancer)
Harper, Meg (Dancer)
Komar, Chris (Dancer)
Mehl, Brynar (Dancer)
Roess-Smith, Julie (Dancer)
Cornfield, Ellen (Dancer)
Kerr, Cathy (Dancer)
Kovich, Robert (Dancer)
Moulton, Charles, 1954- (Dancer)
Setterfield, Valda (Dancer)
Titus, George (Dancer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1975

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1930

Subjects

Rehearsals
Modern dance

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Content: Title and statement of responsibility provided by cataloger, based on original container label.
Content: Time code visible in bottom right of picture.
Content: Last 4 min. of video features rehearsal footage, otherwise unidentified.
Performers: Performed by members of Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Karen Attix, Meg Harper, Chris Komar, Brynar Mehl, Julie Roess-Smith, Ellen Cornfield, Merce Cunningham, Cathy Kerr, Robert Kovich, Charles Moulton, Valda Setterfield, and George Titus.
Venue: Recorded 1975 Merce Cunningham Dance Studio at Westbeth, New York, NY.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (38 min.) : silent, black and white ; 1/2 in.

Abstract

This video features a rough edit of the videodance Westbeth. See *MGZIDF 1786 for final version with sound.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20212762
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d26d7f20-e87d-0131-2406-3c075448cc4b

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. "Westbeth: rough edit video piece, 1975" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1975. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d26d7f20-e87d-0131-2406-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1975). Westbeth: rough edit video piece, 1975 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d26d7f20-e87d-0131-2406-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Westbeth: rough edit video piece, 1975" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d26d7f20-e87d-0131-2406-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia citation

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