| Produced In |
U.S. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
American masters.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Note |
Enhanced for 16x9. |
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Commercially released version of *MGZIA 4-7282. |
| Event |
Telecast on Thirteen/WNET's American masters series. |
| Credits |
Series producer, Prudence Glass ; executive producer, Susan Lacy. |
| Performer |
Interviewees: Merce Cunningham, with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Peg Cunningham, Joyce Holden, Jane Dudley, Carolyn Brown, Remy Charlip, Sally Sommer, Margaret Jenkins, Joan Acocella, Daniel Roberts, Earle Brown, David Vaughan, Robert Rauschenberg, Joanna Gewertz Harris, Richard Alston, Lew Lloyd, Benedicte Pesle, Gavin Bryars, Gordon Mumma, Deborah Jowitt, Gus Solomons, Jr., Meredith Monk, David Behrman, Takehisa Kosugi, Paul Kaiser, Shelley Eshkar, Loretta Mears. |
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Interviewers: Charles Atlas, Laura Kuhn. |
| Summary |
Documentary on the life and work of pioneering modern dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham. Cunningham himself, along with his dancers, collaborators, and observers, traces the course of his long career and that of his dance company. Topics include: his special qualities as a dancer; his performances as a member of Martha Graham's company; his choreographic approach and sources of inspiration; his longtime association and collaboration with composer John Cage; his residency at Black Mountain College; the development of his use of chance procedures; the early years of his company; his preference for avant-garde music, and his collaborations with various composers; and his use of technological innovations such as the computer program Life forms. The program is copiously illustrated with excerpts from his works; among those discussed in interviews are Pond way, Beach birds for camera, Totem ancestor, Antic meet, Septet, Story, Winterbranch, Biped, and Occasion piece. |
| Subject |
Cunningham, Merce -- Interviews.
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Graham, Martha.
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Cage, John.
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Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
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Pond way (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
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Beach birds for camera (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
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Totem ancestor (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
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Antic meet (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
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Septet (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
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Story (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
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Winterbranch (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
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Occasion piece (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
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Life forms (Computer program)
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Choreographers -- United States -- Biography.
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Choreographers -- United States -- Interviews.
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Artistic collaboration -- United States.
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Aleatory music in dance.
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| Genre/Form |
Dance.
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Biographies.
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Documentaries and factual films and programs.
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Video.
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| Added Author |
Cunningham, Merce, Choreographer, Dancer, Interviewee.
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Atlas, Charles, Director, Interviewer.
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Kuhn, Laura, Interviewer.
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Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- Dancer.
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Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- Interviewee.
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Dudley, Jane, Interviewee.
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Brown, Carolyn, 1927- Interviewee.
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Charlip, Remy, Interviewee.
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Sommer, Sally R, Interviewee.
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Jenkins, Margaret, Interviewee.
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Acocella, Joan Ross, Interviewee.
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Brown, Earle, 1926- Interviewee.
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Vaughan, David, 1924- Interviewee.
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Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925- Interviewee.
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Harris, Joanna G, Interviewee.
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Alston, Richard, 1948- Interviewee.
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Lloyd, Lew L, Interviewee.
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Pesle, Benedicte, Interviewee.
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Bryars, Gavin, Interviewee.
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Mumma, Gordon, 1935- Interviewee.
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Jowitt, Deborah, Interviewee.
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Solomons, Gus, Interviewee.
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Monk, Meredith, Interviewee.
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Behrman, David, Interviewee.
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Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- Interviewee.
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Kaiser, Paul, 1956- Interviewee.
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Eshkar, Shelley, Interviewee.
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Blum, Sylvie, Producer.
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Glass, Prudence, Producer.
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Lacy, Susan, Producer.
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Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
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Institut national de l'audiovisuel (France)
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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Sept/Arte (Firm)
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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Nederlandse Programma Stichting.
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Fox Lorber CentreStage (Firm)
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WinStar TV and Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0794200834 |
| Call No. |
*MGZIDVD 5-38
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| Research Call Number |
*MGZIDVD 5-38
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