- Additional Authors
- 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)
- 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:
- 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