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Spectra: performance of Cargo X performance at the Théâtre Antique as part of the Festival d'Arles, 1989-07-23

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Title
Spectra: performance of Cargo X performance at the Théâtre Antique as part of the Festival d'Arles, 1989-07-23
Additional title: Cargo X (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Composer)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Instrumentalist)
Pugliese, Michael (Instrumentalist)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Instrumentalist)
Théâtre Antique (Arles, France) (Host)
Festival d'Arles (Associated name)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1989-07-23
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1234
Topics
Aleatory music
Electronic music
Modern dance music
Vocalises
Genres
Music
Live sound recordings
Notes
Statement of responsibility: music by Takehisa Kosugi.
Content: Title, date, performers, and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original cassette and container, audition, and performance program.
Content: Handwritten note on original cassette, side A: "Cargo X **** Arles ; Theatre Antique ; July 23, 1989". Handwritten note on original cassette, side B: "Award ceremony MCDC". Handwritten note on original cassette container: "Cargo X ; Theatre Antique ; Arles ; 1988 [1989] ; Cargo - Excellent! 11/27/89".
Content: Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Cargo X (1989).
Content: Side b of the archival original cassette contains a recording of the Legion d'Honneur award ceremony for Merce Cunningham and can be streamed at: http://link.nypl.org/w1lNoqUIR_izJKDGCPZvqA-
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: C034.
Performers: Takehisa Kosugi, Michael Pugliese, David Tudor, musicians.
Venue: Recorded in performance at the Arles amphitheatre, Arles, France, 1989 July 23.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audio cassette (21 minutes) : analog
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 904256473
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20539376
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 62f6eac0-b88a-0133-4afa-60f81dd2b63c
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  • 1989: Created
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Spectra" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1989. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/66bafe30-b88a-0133-79d1-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Spectra" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/66bafe30-b88a-0133-79d1-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1989). Spectra Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/66bafe30-b88a-0133-79d1-60f81dd2b63c

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Spectra