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Exercise piece III : rehearsal, 1980-04

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Exercise piece III : rehearsal, 1980-04

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Title
Exercise piece III : rehearsal, 1980-04
Additional title: Exercise piece (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Westbeth (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Dancer)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1980-04
Table of Contents
Tens with shoes (18 min.) -- Westbeth (13 min.)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1881
Topics
Rehearsals
Modern dance
Rehearsals
Genres
Filmed dance
Notes
Content: Title and statement of responsibility provided by cataloger, based on original container label.
Content: Time code visible in bottom right of picture.
Venue: Recorded 1980 April Merce Cunningham Dance Studio at Westbeth, New York, NY.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 1 videotape reel (31 min.) : silent, black & white ; 1/2 in.
Description
This video includes footage of Westbeth. For another video of Westbeth with better picture quality, see *MGZIDF 1786.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20279770
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d0f7cef0-313d-0132-295b-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

Item timeline of events

  • 1980: Created
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Exercise piece III : rehearsal, 1980-04" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1c696e0-313d-0132-fca1-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Exercise piece III : rehearsal, 1980-04" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1c696e0-313d-0132-fca1-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980). Exercise piece III : rehearsal, 1980-04 Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1c696e0-313d-0132-fca1-3c075448cc4b

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Exercise piece III : rehearsal, 1980-04