Event for Television



Category: Choreography (by Merce Cunningham)
Dated: 1977
Premiere: ?
Dancers: Karole Armitage, Karen Attix, Ellen Cornfield, Merce Cunningham, Morgan Ensminger, Meg Harper, Catherine Kerr, Chris Komar, Robert Kovich, Charles Moulton, Julie Roess-Smith
Music: John Cage: Branches and David Tudor: Rainforest
Design: Ernesto Neto (decor). James Hall (costumes). Josh Johnson (lighting)


56 minute video-dance, directed by Merrill Brockway for Public Television's acclaimed 'Dance In America' series. Event for Television presents selections from Merce Cunningham's diverse repertoire. Dances performed include Antic Meet, Scramble, Septet, Solo, Sounddance, Minutiae, and RainForest, performed in its entirety. The program closes with "Video Triangle," a work Cunningham created specifically for this program.
(From: www.merce.org)