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Sound takes for an unidentified film shoot: with Karole Armitage and other unidentified dancers

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Sound takes for an unidentified film shoot

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Title
Sound takes for an unidentified film shoot: with Karole Armitage and other unidentified dancers
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Armitage, Karole (Speaker)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1975 - 1979 (Questionable)
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-7-A 2444
Topics
Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
spoken word
Sound recordings
Notes
Content: Contains sound takes from an unidentified film shoot that include Karole Armitage, dancer with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company (1975-1981), and other unidentified dancers. Based on the collection context, the dancers are likely affiliated with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company in some way.
Content: Title, location, and speakers provided by cataloger based on audition. Date provided by cataloger based on the collection context and years of Karole Armitage's membership with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: R081.
Venue: Recorded in an unidentified location.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (6 minutes) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, full track, mono ; 5 in. rewound onto an archival 7 in. reel
Sound quality is good; the film shoot activities and the director's voice are audible.
Description
Begins with a film slate; a take of Karole Armitage speaking about dancer's turn-out; several takes of "Mary-Beth" giving a line about Coney Island; takes of an unidentified female speaker giving a short line and then an unidentified male speaker giving a line; "Patrick" gives a line about Karole Armitage; "Mary-Beth" speaks about iconic locations in New York City, especially at Coney Island; an anecdote by "Patrick" about a spectator viewing modern dance at Coney Island; another take of "Mary-Beth" and "Patrick" giving short lines about dance and show business in New York City.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 909030623
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20621766
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d0632ad0-b8c1-0133-8c7a-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1975: Created (Approximate)
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Sound takes for an unidentified film shoot" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1975 - 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d43c5220-b8c1-0133-27cb-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Sound takes for an unidentified film shoot" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d43c5220-b8c1-0133-27cb-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1975 - 1979). Sound takes for an unidentified film shoot Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d43c5220-b8c1-0133-27cb-60f81dd2b63c

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Sound takes for an unidentified film shoot