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Totem Ancestor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Title
Totem Ancestor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2009-03-28
Publication
March 28, 2009.

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Additional Authors
  • Cunningham, Merce
  • Farmer, Matthew
  • Sparling, Peter
  • Cunningham, Merce.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
1 streaming video file (7 min) : sound, color
Summary
A performance of the Merce Cunningham piece Totem Ancestor at the University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor. The performance by dancer Matthew Farmer is preceded by a brief prepared introductory speech by dancer and dance professor Peter Sparling.
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Music.
  • Video.
  • Filmed performances.
  • Filmed dance.
Note
  • Title provided by cataloger, based on onscreen content credits.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • "Performance of Merce Cunningham's 'Totem Ancestor' as part of 'Dancer's Vision: An Evening of Dance and Video Curated by Peter Sparling' for the inauguration of the Helmut Stern Auditorium at the University of Michigan Museum of Art, March 25 & 28, 2009. Matthew Farmer, dancer."
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 6814
OCLC
969973526
Title
Totem Ancestor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2009-03-28
Production
March 28, 2009.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Performer
Matthew Farmer, dancer.
Credits
"Performance of Merce Cunningham's 'Totem Ancestor' as part of 'Dancer's Vision: An Evening of Dance and Video Curated by Peter Sparling' for the inauguration of the Helmut Stern Auditorium at the University of Michigan Museum of Art, March 25 & 28, 2009. Matthew Farmer, dancer."
Event
Recorded 2009, March 28. Ann Arbor, Michigan.
System Details
Streaming video.
Original Version
Original format: 1 videodisc (DVD) ; 4 3/4 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.
Farmer, Matthew, dancer.
Sparling, Peter, speaker.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation donor.
Container of (work): Cunningham, Merce. Totem ancestor.
Added Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 6814
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