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Event no. 118: tape 1, 1975-02-15

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Event no. 118

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Title
Event no. 118: tape 1, 1975-02-15
Additional title: Event (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Loops (Choreographic work : Cunningham). selections
Additional title: Sounddance (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Landrover (Choreographic work : Cunningham). selections
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Cunningham, Merce (Dancer)
Monk, Meredith (Composer)
Monk, Meredith (Performer)
Cornfield, Ellen (Dancer)
Kerr, Catherine (Dancer)
Komar, Chris (Dancer)
Harper, Meg (Dancer)
Hayman-Chaffey, Susana (Dancer)
Mehl, Brynar (Dancer)
Moulton, Charles (Dancer)
Kovich, Robert (Dancer)
Setterfield, Valda (Dancer)
Roess-Smith, Julie (Dancer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company ()
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1975-02-15
Table of Contents
Merce Cunningham solo with chair -- Sounddance -- Merce Cunningham solo with chair -- Landrover #1 (Contents taken from handwritten note enclosed in original container.)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1797
Topics
Modern dance
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Title and statement of responsibility taken from house program available in *MGZMD 196.
Content: Title on original container: "Studio event with Meredith Monk."
Content: Time code visible in bottom right of picture.
Creation/production credits: Musical accompaniment by Meredith Monk. Note from house program: "Selected music for voice and electric organ -- 1967 to 1975 including: 'porch,' 'tower,' 'understreet,' 'what does it mean,' 'fat stream,' 'mill,' 'lead and feathers at the edge,' 'do you be?'"
Venue: Recorded 1975 February 15 Merce Cunningham Dance Studio at Westbeth, New York, NY.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (36 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Picture very dark; quality is poor throughout.
Description
This Event includes material from Loops, Sounddance and Landrover. It was recorded on two tapes. See *MGZIDF 1805 for tape 2.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20206541
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dd887140-e869-0131-06fe-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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  • 1975: Created
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Event no. 118" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1975. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dd887140-e869-0131-06fe-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Event no. 118" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 9, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dd887140-e869-0131-06fe-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1975). Event no. 118 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dd887140-e869-0131-06fe-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Event no. 118