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Roaratorio: [rehearsal, June 28, 1985]

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Roaratorio: [rehearsal, June 28, 1985]

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Title
Roaratorio: [rehearsal, June 28, 1985]
Additional title: Roaratorio (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Barrow, Helen (Dancer)
Finlayson, Victoria (Dancer)
Good, Alan (Dancer)
Greenberg, Neil, 1959- (Dancer)
Komar, Chris (Dancer)
Lent, Patricia (Dancer)
Remley, Rob (Dancer)
Santimyer, Kristy (Dancer)
Schroder, Kevin (Dancer)
Swinston, Robert (Dancer)
Walker, Megan (Dancer)
Quinn, Susan (Dancer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Dancer)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1985-06-28
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1985
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-964 (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, June 28, 1985.
Biographical/historical: Roaratorio, subtitled An Irish circus on Finnegan's Wake, premiered Oct. 26, 1983 in Lille, France, with a musical score by John Cage.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (62 min.) : silent, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
This video features a studio run-through of Roaratorio, in rehearsal clothes, without musical accompaniment. The run-through begins at 3 min. into the video. The first 3 min. of the video features excerpts of rehearsal preparations.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16144162
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): eb758bd0-b2b9-0131-ff06-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1985: Created
  • 2023: Found by you!
  • 2024

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Roaratorio" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1985. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eb758bd0-b2b9-0131-ff06-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Roaratorio" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eb758bd0-b2b9-0131-ff06-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1985). Roaratorio Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eb758bd0-b2b9-0131-ff06-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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