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Roundabout event with Demetrio Stratos and John Cage, 1978-03-18 or 19

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Merce Cunningham Video Archive

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Roundabout event with Demetrio Stratos and John Cage, 1978-03-18 or 19

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Title
Roundabout event with Demetrio Stratos and John Cage, 1978-03-18 or 19
Additional title: Event (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Canfield (Choreographic work : Cunningham). selections
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Creator)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Stratos, Demetrio, 1945-1979 (Performer)
Cage, John (Composer)
Cage, John (Performer)
Johns, Jasper, 1930- (Artist)
Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008 (Designer)
Lancaster, Mark, 1938- (Designer)
Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987 (Designer)
Armitage, Karole (Dancer)
Burns, Louise Ann (Dancer)
Cornfield, Ellen (Dancer)
Cunningham, Merce (Dancer)
Eginton, Meg (Dancer)
Ensminger, Morgan (Dancer)
Fox, Lisa (Dancer)
Komar, Chris (Dancer)
Kovich, Robert (Dancer)
Self, Jim (Dancer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Presenter)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1978-03-18
Date Created: 1978-03-19
Table of Contents
Canfield -- Quartet -- Merce Cunningham solo
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2948
Topics
Modern dance
Genres
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Title and statement of responsibility provided by cataloger, based on original container label.
Content: Contents and cast provided by cataloger, based on handwritten note enclosed in original container.
Content: Time code visible in bottom right of picture.
Creation/production credits: Musical accompaniment by Demetrio Stratos and John Cage; artistic direction by Jasper Johns; decor and costume designs by Robert Rauschenberg, Mark Lancaster and Andy Warhol.
Performers: Performed by members of Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation: Karole Armitage, Louise Burns, Ellen Cornfield, Merce Cunningham, Meg Eginton, Morgan Ensminger, Lisa Fox, Chris Komar, Robert Kovich, Jim Self and others.
Venue: Recorded 1978 March 18 or 19 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) (33 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20202157
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 69f321e0-e87a-0131-879a-3c075448cc4b
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  • 1978: Created (Approximate)
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Roundabout event with Demetrio Stratos and John Cage, 1978-03-18 or 19" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978 - 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c3be5e0-e87a-0131-faf7-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Roundabout event with Demetrio Stratos and John Cage, 1978-03-18 or 19" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c3be5e0-e87a-0131-faf7-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978 - 1978). Roundabout event with Demetrio Stratos and John Cage, 1978-03-18 or 19 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c3be5e0-e87a-0131-faf7-3c075448cc4b

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Roundabout event with Demetrio Stratos and John Cage, 1978-03-18 or 19