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Roundabout event with Meredith Monk, 1978-03

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Roundabout event with Meredith Monk, 1978-03

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Title
Roundabout event with Meredith Monk, 1978-03
Additional title: Event (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Exercise piece (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Monk, Meredith (Composer)
Monk, Meredith (Performer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company ()
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1978-03
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1861
Topics
Modern dance
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Title and statement of responsibility provided by cataloger, based on original container label.
Content: Time code visible in bottom right of picture.
Content: Note on original container: Roundabout event (Monk) with Exercise piece in background.
Content: This performance is largely silent, but some recording studio sounds from the open reel-to-VHS transfer process are audible.
Venue: Recorded 1978 March Roundabout Theatre Company, New York, NY.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Biographical/historical: Cunningham's Events are full evening presentations consisting of a selection from his group and solo works performed to music and decor specially arranged for that event. Each event is performed only once, and not meant to be repeated.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (18 min.) : silent, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20200777
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d5be5280-e879-0131-9345-3c075448cc4b
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  • 1978: Created
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Roundabout event with Meredith Monk, 1978-03" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d8089f90-e879-0131-b4b0-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Roundabout event with Meredith Monk, 1978-03" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 6, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d8089f90-e879-0131-b4b0-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978). Roundabout event with Meredith Monk, 1978-03 Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d8089f90-e879-0131-b4b0-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Roundabout event with Meredith Monk, 1978-03