Research Catalog

Interview with Bonnie Bird

Title
Interview with Bonnie Bird, 1987-10-13
Publication
1987

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Additional Authors
  • Bird, Bonnie
  • Vaughan, David, 1924-
  • Caplan, Elliot
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
1 streaming video file (33 min) : sound, color
Summary
As the material begins, Elliot Caplan is seen doing a camera and sound check, preparing for an interview with Bonnie Bird, Merce Cunninghams first dance teacher. Following this, the interview proper begins. Bird first discusses the way in which she met Cunningham, as a student in one of her classes at Cornish University, as well as the genesis of his passion for dance, through early projects created under her tutelage. She then talks about meeting John Cage via hiring him as conductor and composer for her classes, thus leading to Cage and Cunningham meeting and collaborating for the first time (14:50). The interview ends abruptly, in mid-sentence.
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Music.
  • Video.
  • Interviews.
  • Nonfiction films.
Note
  • Title provided by cataloger, based on original container label and research.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Elliot Caplan, camera.
System Details (note)
  • Streaming video.
Source (note)
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Contents
Material ends abruptly.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 5046
OCLC
950971781
Title
Interview with Bonnie Bird, 1987-10-13
Production
1987
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Performer
Bonnie Bird, interviewee; Elliot Caplan, David Vaughan, interviewers.
Credits
Elliot Caplan, camera.
Event
Recorded 1987, October 13. New York City.
System Details
Streaming video.
Original Version
Original format: 1 videocassette (Video8) ; 8mm.
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
Bird, Bonnie, interviewee.
Vaughan, David, 1924- interviewer.
Caplan, Elliot, interviewer.
Caplan, Elliot, camera.
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 5046
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