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Variations V
directed by Arne Arnbom, 1922-1975; choreographed by Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009; interview by David Vaughan, 1924-2017; performed by Merce Cunningham Dance Company (New York, NY: Mode Records, 2013), 2 hours 37 mins
Variations V reflects the experimentation and spirit of the 1960s — a collaborative, interactive multi-media event with choreographed dance, elaborate mobile decor, variable lighting, multiple film projection, and live-electronic music often activated by the dancers’ movements.Filmed in 1966 at the NDR televis...
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directed by Arne Arnbom, 1922-1975; choreographed by Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009; interview by David Vaughan, 1924-2017; performed by Merce Cunningham Dance Company (New York, NY: Mode Records, 2013), 2 hours 37 mins
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Variations V reflects the experimentation and spirit of the 1960s — a collaborative, interactive multi-media event with choreographed dance, elaborate mobile decor, variable lighting, multiple film projection, and live-electronic music often activated by the dancers’ movements.Filmed in 1966 at the NDR television studio in Hamburg, Germany, it is historically important as one of the few available films of a Cunningham Dance Company performanc...
Variations V reflects the experimentation and spirit of the 1960s — a collaborative, interactive multi-media event with choreographed dance, elaborate mobile decor, variable lighting, multiple film projection, and live-electronic music often activated by the dancers’ movements.Filmed in 1966 at the NDR television studio in Hamburg, Germany, it is historically important as one of the few available films of a Cunningham Dance Company performance from the 1960s and the first commercial release of Variations V. As the dancers performed on stage, their movements interacted with twelve antennas built by Robert Moog and a set of photocells designed by Bell Labs research scientist Billy Klüver in such a way as to trigger the transmission of sounds to a 50-channel mixer whose output was heard from six speakers around the hall. The actual sound sources—a battery of tape recorders and radios—were supervised by Cage, David Tudor and Gordon Mumma. The mise-en-scène was supplemented by a film collage by Stan VanDerBeek that included processed television images by Nam June Paik and footage of the dancers shot by VanDerBeek during rehearsals.
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Date Written / Recorded
1966
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Performance, Interview
Performer / Ensemble
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Contributor
Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009, John Cage, 1912-1992
Author / Creator
Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009, Arne Arnbom, 1922-1975, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, David Vaughan, 1924-2017
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Mode Records
Person Discussed
Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009
Topic / Theme
Artistic collaboration, Dance history, Performances
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by Mode Records
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Variations V
directed by Arne Arnbom, 1922-1975; choreographed by Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009; designed by Beverly Emmons, 1943-; produced by Brian Brandt, fl. 2011; interview by David Vaughan, 1924-2017; performed by John Cage, 1912-1992, David Tudor, 1926-1996 and Gordon Mumma, 1935-, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, in Variations V (Mode Records, 2013), 2 hours 37 mins
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directed by Arne Arnbom, 1922-1975; choreographed by Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009; designed by Beverly Emmons, 1943-; produced by Brian Brandt, fl. 2011; interview by David Vaughan, 1924-2017; performed by John Cage, 1912-1992, David Tudor, 1926-1996 and Gordon Mumma, 1935-, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, in Variations V (Mode Records, 2013), 2 hours 37 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1966
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Merce Cunningham Dance Company, John Cage, 1912-1992, David Tudor, 1926-1996, Gordon Mumma, 1935-
Contributor
Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009, Beverly Emmons, 1943-, Brian Brandt, fl. 2011, John Cage, 1912-1992, Richard Nelson, 1938-1996
Author / Creator
Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009, Arne Arnbom, 1922-1975, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, David Vaughan, 1924-2017, John Cage, 1912-1992, David Tudor, 1926-1996, Gordon Mumma, 1935-
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Mode Records
Topic / Theme
Classical Music
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by Mode Records
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