Research Catalog

Kennedy Center Post Show Q&A

Title
Kennedy Center Post Show Q&A, 2006-03-31.
Publication
2006.

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Additional Authors
  • Snyder, Andrea
  • Cunningham, Merce
  • Goggans, Jennifer
  • Wolff, Christian, 1934-
  • Vaughan, David, 1924-
  • Weber, Andrea Michelle, 1975-
  • Winant, William
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
1 streaming video file (27 min) : sound, color
Summary
A post-performance Q&A panel moderated by Andrea Snyder, Executive Director of Dance/USA. Panelists include: Merce Cunningham, choreographer; David Vaughan, archivist of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation; musician Christian Wolff; percussionist William Winant and dancers John Beaucaire [?], Jennifer Goggans, Andrea Weber, as well as a fourth dancer whose name was unintelligible. Topics in order of discussion include: Merce Cunningham speaks about the evolution of his choreography, particularly the use of technology and "change operations"; the creation of the sound pattern in Sounddance; the differences between the original staging and restaging of Sounddance; the ways in which dancers find a common choreographic and performance connection when performing; Merce Cunningham talks about his process of collaboration with musicians, including John Cage; the dancers discuss differences between performing historical and new works; the use of software in Cunningham's choreography and the recreation of historical dances.
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Music.
  • Video.
  • Panel discussions.
  • Nonfiction films.
Note
  • Title provided by cataloger, based on original container label.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file only 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.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 3665
OCLC
922889394
Title
Kennedy Center Post Show Q&A, 2006-03-31.
Production
2006.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Performer
Andrea Snyder, moderator; Merce Cunningham, John Beaucaire [?], Jennifer Goggans, William Winant, Christian Wolff, David Vaughan, Andrea Weber, unidentifiable individual, panelists.
Event
Recorded 2006, March 31 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.
System Details
Streaming video.
Original Version
Original format: 1 videocassette (VHS) ; 1/2 in.
Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only 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
Snyder, Andrea, moderator.
Cunningham, Merce, panelist.
Goggans, Jennifer, panelist.
Wolff, Christian, 1934- panelist.
Vaughan, David, 1924- panelist.
Weber, Andrea Michelle, 1975- panelist.
Winant, William, musician.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation donor.
Added Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 3665
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