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Merce Cunningham

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Merce Cunningham

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Title
Merce Cunningham
Additional title: Variations V (Choreographic work : Cunningham). selections
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Vanderbeek, Stan (Videographer)
Cunningham, Merce (Dancer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Dancer)
Electronic Arts Intermix (Organization) (Presenter)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1960 - 1967
Table of Contents
MC at photo shoot? (3 min.) -- Unknown woman artist (3 min.) -- MC & Co. rehearsing Variations V in studio (11 min.) -- Repeat of MC at photo shoot (3 min.) -- Repeat of unknown woman artist (3 min.) -- Remainder is blank
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3625
Topics
Modern dance
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Title, statement of responsibility and credits taken from original container and preservation master VHS cassette labels.
Venue: Recorded sometime between 1960 and 1967 New York, NY.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Film reel
Extent: 1 film reel (24 min.) : silent, black & white ; 35mm
Description
This footage, shot by Stan Vanderbeek, was used as a background element in the motion picture Variations V.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 905872181
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20590355
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f6bd9e50-4b48-0133-b336-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1960: Created (Approximate)
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Merce Cunningham" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1960 - 1967. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f818bcc0-4b48-0133-2676-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Merce Cunningham" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f818bcc0-4b48-0133-2676-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1960 - 1967). Merce Cunningham Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f818bcc0-4b48-0133-2676-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Merce Cunningham