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Contact improvisation at the Cunningham Studio

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Mary Overlie Video Archive

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Contact improvisation at the Cunningham Studio

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Title
Contact improvisation at the Cunningham Studio
Names
Overlie, Mary (Dancer)
Martin, Nina (Dancer)
Beavers, Wendell (Dancer)
Langland, Paul (Dancer)
Padow, Judy (Dancer)
Feld, Robin (Dancer)
Smith, Nancy Stark (Dancer)
Kraus, Lisa (Dancer)
Woodberry, David (Dancer)
Petronio, Stephen (Dancer)
Lepkoff, Daniel (Dancer)
Collection

Mary Overlie Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1978-04-21
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9598
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-4052 (former)
Topics
Overlie, Mary
Improvisation in dance
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Title from information provided by Mary Overlie.
Additional physical form: For the first part of this concert, see *MGZIC 9-4051 Contact improvisation at the Cunningham Studio.
Performers: Danced by Judy Padow, Robin Feld, Nina Martin, Nancy Stark Smith, Lisa Kraus, Mary Overlie, David Woodberry, Wendell Beavers, Paul Langland, Stephen Petronio, Danny Lepkoff, and others.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Merce Cunningham Dance Studio, New York, on April 21, 1978.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 1 videotape reel (33 min.) : silent, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Description
Contact improvisation session.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY96-F523
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12684593
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f2c0f5c0-7ae3-0135-cbf6-574b731a3e63
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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  • 1978: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Contact improvisation at the Cunningham Studio" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/feed3b0e-f81b-4bfb-bdfb-d25a22160494

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Contact improvisation at the Cunningham Studio" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/feed3b0e-f81b-4bfb-bdfb-d25a22160494

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978). Contact improvisation at the Cunningham Studio Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/feed3b0e-f81b-4bfb-bdfb-d25a22160494

Wikipedia Citation

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Contact improvisation at the Cunningham Studio