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Roaratorio [rehearsal.

Title
Roaratorio [electronic resource] : [rehearsal. July 1, 1985] / choreography by Merce Cunningham.
Publication
1985.

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Cunningham, Merce
  • Barrow, Helen
  • Finlayson, Victoria
  • Good, Alan
  • Greenberg, Neil, 1959-
  • Komar, Chris
  • Lent, Patricia
  • Remley, Rob
  • Santimyer, Kristy
  • Schroder, Kevin
  • Swinston, Robert
  • Walker, Megan
  • Quinn, Susan
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Found In
Merce Cunningham archive.
Description
1 streaming video file (60 min.) : si., b&w
Summary
This video features a studio run-through of Roaratorio, in rehearsal clothes, without musical accompaniment.
Series Statement
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection
Uniform Title
Roaratorio (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • Note on original container: SR [i.e. stage right].
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in rehearsal at the Cunningham studio, Westbeth, New York City, July 1, 1985.
Biography (note)
  • Roaratorio, subtitled An Irish circus on Finnegan's Wake, premiered Oct. 26, 1983 in Lille, France, with a musical score by John Cage.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Merce Cunningham archive.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 1986
OCLC
NYPG05-F10914
Title
Roaratorio [electronic resource] : [rehearsal. July 1, 1985] / choreography by Merce Cunningham.
Imprint
1985.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection
Performer
Rehearsed by members of Merce Cunningham Dance Company, including Helen Barrow, Merce Cunningham, Victoria Finlayson, Alan Good, Neil Greenberg, Chris Komar, Patricia Lent, Rob Remley, Kristy Santimyer, Kevin Schroder, Robert Swinston, Megan Walker, Susan Quinn Young, and others.
Event
Videotaped in rehearsal at the Cunningham studio, Westbeth, New York City, July 1, 1985.
Biography
Roaratorio, subtitled An Irish circus on Finnegan's Wake, premiered Oct. 26, 1983 in Lille, France, with a musical score by John Cage.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham archive.
Local Note
Former classmark: *MGZIDVD 5-965.
The rehearsal is shot from an angle that does not show the entire studio. For a recording of the same rehearsal filmed from a different angle (stage left) see *MGZIDF 1987.
Access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Cunningham, Merce, choreographer, dancer.
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.
Added Title
Roaratorio (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Found In:
Merce Cunningham archive.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-965 (former)
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