Research Catalog

Merce Cunningham Dance Company Residence at the NEST School, Week 1

Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Company Residence at the NEST School, Week 1, 2008-01-02
Publication
January 2, 2008.

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Additional Authors
  • Lent, Patricia
  • Bokaer, Jonah
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
1 streaming video file (51 min) : sound, color
Summary
A children's workshop given as part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company's multi-week residency at the NEST (New Experiments in Science and Technology) School in New York City. MCDC dancer Jonah Bokaer and former MCDC dancer Patricia Lent lead the students through an exercise where they learn about the choreographer's use of chance operations to create works, after which the students create their own choreography based on chance operations and motifs of Cunningham's choreography.
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Moving image materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Music.
  • Video.
  • Filmed dance.
Note
  • Title provided by cataloger, based on original container label.
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.
Contents
Contents note.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 6859
OCLC
969973992
Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Company Residence at the NEST School, Week 1, 2008-01-02
Production
January 2, 2008.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Performer
Jonah Bokaer, Patricia Lent, instructors.
Event
Recorded 2008, January 2. New York City.
System Details
Streaming video.
Original Version
Original format: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) ; 8 mm.
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
Lent, Patricia, instructor.
Bokaer, Jonah, instructor.
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 6859
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