Research Catalog

Squaregame

Title
Squaregame : rehearsal, 1979-09 / choreography by Merce Cunningham.
Publication
1979.

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Additional Authors
  • Cunningham, Merce
  • Self, Jim, 1954-
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company, dancer.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
1 streaming video file (33 min) : silent, black & white
Uniform Title
Squaregame (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Filmed dance.
  • Filmed performances.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • Title and statement of responsibility provided by cataloger, based on original container label.
  • Time code visible in bottom right of picture.
  • Camera focuses on Jim Self's performance throughout rehearsal.
  • Last 11 min. of video features Merce Cunningham performing solo with musical accompaniment.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
System Details (note)
  • Streaming video.
Source (note)
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Contents
Squaregame (22 min.) -- Merce Cunningham solo (11 min.)
Call Number
*MGZIDF 1870
OCLC
879608486
Title
Squaregame : rehearsal, 1979-09 / choreography by Merce Cunningham.
Production
1979.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Performer
Rehearsed by members of Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Merce Cunningham, Jim Self and others.
Event
Recorded 1979 September Merce Cunningham Dance Studio at Westbeth, New York, NY.
System Details
Streaming video.
Original Version
Original format: 1 open reel videotape ; 1/2 in.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Cunningham, Merce, choreographer.
Cunningham, Merce, dancer.
Self, Jim, 1954- dancer.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company, dancer.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation donor.
Added Title
Container of (work): Squaregame (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 1870
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