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Portrait of Merce Cunningham on NPR's Sunday show (Radio program), 1983-03-06

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Portrait of Merce Cunningham on NPR's Sunday show (Radio program), 1983-03-06

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Title
Portrait of Merce Cunningham on NPR's Sunday show (Radio program), 1983-03-06
Additional title: NPR's Sunday show
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Cage, John (Commentator)
Cunningham, Merce (Interviewee)
David, Katie (Radio producer)
Vaughan, David, 1924- (Commentator)
Young, Susan Quinn (Commentator)
National Public Radio (U.S.) (Broadcaster)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1983-03-06
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1424
Topics
Cage, John
Cunningham, Merce
Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Genres
Radio programs
Interviews
Notes
Statement of responsibility: produced by Katie Davis.
Content: Contains a radio news segment on Merce Cunningham and the Merce Cunningham Dance Company's 30th anniversary season for NPR's Sunday show (Radio program).
Content: Title, date and location provided by cataloger based on typed note on original cassette and container, and audition.
Content: Typed note on original cassette and container: "Merce Cunningham on NPR "The Sunday Show" March 6, 1983 ; Katie Davis".
Venue: Recorded for and broadcast on NPR.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (15 minutes) : analog
Sound quality is good.
Description
Begins abruptly, unidentified news reporter speaks about the life and death of Arthur Koestler, ca. 0:00-1:05; unidentified program host introduces Merce Cunningham and the Merce Cunningham Dance Company's 30th anniversary season, ca. 1:24-2:19; Katie Davis' segment, Portrait of Merce Cunningham, includes interview clips of Merce Cunningham, John Cage, David Vaughan, and Susan Quinn [Young], ca. 2:20-14:40; topics include: Cunningham's interest in movement, choreography as the subject matter of his work, experimentation in art, his collaboration with John Cage and the independence of dance and music within a time based structure, Cunningham's approach to collaboration and rehearsal, and shifting public attitudes towards Cunningham's choreography after the Company's 1964 World Tour.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 913893923
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20732312
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 650bcf10-b8f4-0133-86c4-60f81dd2b63c
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  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of Merce Cunningham on NPR's Sunday show (Radio program), 1983-03-06" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1983. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/68b79940-b8f4-0133-a440-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of Merce Cunningham on NPR's Sunday show (Radio program), 1983-03-06" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/68b79940-b8f4-0133-a440-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1983). Portrait of Merce Cunningham on NPR's Sunday show (Radio program), 1983-03-06 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/68b79940-b8f4-0133-a440-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Portrait of Merce Cunningham on NPR's Sunday show (Radio program), 1983-03-06