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Kennedy Center Post Show Q&A, 2006-03-31

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Kennedy Center Post Show Q&A, 2006-03-31

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Title
Kennedy Center Post Show Q&A, 2006-03-31
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Snyder, Andrea (Moderator)
Cunningham, Merce (Panelist)
Goggans, Jennifer (Panelist)
Wolff, Christian, 1934- (Panelist)
Vaughan, David, 1924- (Panelist)
Weber, Andrea Michelle, 1975- (Panelist)
Winant, William (Panelist)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2006-03-31
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3665
Topics
Modern dance
Genres
Panel discussions
Notes
Content: Title provided by cataloger, based on original container label.
Performers: Andrea Snyder, moderator; Merce Cunningham, John Beaucaire [?], Jennifer Goggans, William Winant, Christian Wolff, David Vaughan, Andrea Weber, unidentifiable individual, panelists.
Venue: Recorded 2006, March 31 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (27 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
A post-performance Q&A panel moderated by Andrea Snyder, Executive Director of Dance/USA. Panelists include: Merce Cunningham, choreographer; David Vaughan, archivist of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation; musician Christian Wolff; percussionist William Winant and dancers John Beaucaire [?], Jennifer Goggans, Andrea Weber, as well as a fourth dancer whose name was unintelligible. Topics in order of discussion include: Merce Cunningham speaks about the evolution of his choreography, particularly the use of technology and "change operations"; the creation of the sound pattern in Sounddance; the differences between the original staging and restaging of Sounddance; the ways in which dancers find a common choreographic and performance connection when performing; Merce Cunningham talks about his process of collaboration with musicians, including John Cage; the dancers discuss differences between performing historical and new works; the use of software in Cunningham's choreography and the recreation of historical dances.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 922889394
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20809307
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0bbb1a00-a9ab-0133-8944-60f81dd2b63c
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Kennedy Center Post Show Q&A, 2006-03-31" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2006. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/16c2a270-a9ab-0133-3d7a-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Kennedy Center Post Show Q&A, 2006-03-31" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 10, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/16c2a270-a9ab-0133-3d7a-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2006). Kennedy Center Post Show Q&A, 2006-03-31 Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/16c2a270-a9ab-0133-3d7a-60f81dd2b63c

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Kennedy Center Post Show Q&A, 2006-03-31