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Anarchy, : Reading at Wesleyan University

Title
Anarchy, : Reading at Wesleyan University, February 27, 1988/ by John Cage.

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NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Additional Authors
  • Cage, John
  • Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983
  • Cage, John.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
2 streaming video file (96 min) : sound, color
Summary
  • A lecture/poetic reading by composer/writer John Cage tied to his written work Anarchy, presented at Wesleyan University.
  • Reel 1: Following a brief introduction and thanks by two unidentified speakers, John Cage begins the event by discussing his writing methodology, Anarchy's structure and influences, and his friendship with architect/futurist Buckminster Fuller. (7:25) The reading proper then begins, continuing until the end of the reel (the presentation continues in Reel 2) (16:20) -- Reel 2: The continuation of a lecture/poetic reading by composer/writer John Cage tied to his written work Anarchy, presented at Wesleyan University (37:26)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Genre/Form
  • Video.
  • Filmed performances.
  • Lectures.
  • Literary readings.
Note
  • Title provided by cataloger, based on content within digital file; statement of responsibility and credits taken from digital file content.
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.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 4465
OCLC
930140442
Title
Anarchy, : Reading at Wesleyan University, February 27, 1988/ by John Cage.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Performer
John Cage, lecturer.
Event
Recorded February 27, 1988 Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut.
System Details
Streaming video.
Original Version
Original format: 1 digital file.
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
Cage, John, lecturer.
Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983, lecture subject.
Cage, John. Anarchy.
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 4465
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