In Pursuit of Non-knowledge: Perspectives on Performing with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company
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| Dp | Title: In Pursuit of Non-knowledge: Perspectives on Performing with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. |
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Abstract |  |
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| Acknowledgments | |||||
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| Ar | Guide to reading this Thesis – Performer Instructions | Dp | |||
| Part I – Introduction | |||||
| 00:00-11:15 | 11:15 | Dp | Introduction – The Experimental Performer | Ar | 10:13:04-10:24:19 |
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Aims and Objectives |  |
10:06:19-10:13:04 |
| 18:00-33:05 | 15:05 | Context – Merce Cunningham, John Cage and the Merce Cunningham Dance Company |
9:51:14-10:06:19 | ||
| 33:05-35:14 | 0.:09 | Motivation | 9:49:05 -9:51:14 | ||
| 35:14-41:59 | 06:45 | Research Questions | 9:42:20-9:49:05 | ||
| 41:59 – 1:08:19 | 26:20 | Methodology | 9:16:00- 9:42:20 | ||
| 1:08:19 -2:25:59 | 1:17:40 | The State of the State of Grace – Literature Review | 7:58:20 -9:16:00 | ||
| Ar | Part II – Reflection | Dp | |||
| 2:35:59 -3:32:14 | 56:15 | |
1. Experience | |
6:52:05 -7:48:20 |
| 3:32:14 -4:28:44 | 56:30 | 2. Philosophy | 5:55:35 -6:52:05 | ||
| 4:28:44 -5:10:09 | 41:25 | 3. Establishing the Practice – Cage, Feldman, Wolff. PS I | 5:14:10 -5:55:35 | ||
| 5:10:09 -5:29:44 | 19:35 | 4. Practice – A non-method | 4:54:35 -5:14:10 | ||
| Ar | PART III – Documentation | Dp | |||
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| Ar | Part IV – Application | Dp | |||
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5. The New York School – PS II | |
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| 7:05:44 -8:15:14 | 1:09:30 | 6. Strategies and Transformations. Special Events – PS III |
2:09:05 -3:18:35 | ||
| 8:15:14 -9:15:34 | 1:00:20 | 7. Preparations, Navigations, Actions, Trust. One8 and 108 – PS IV | 1:08:4 5-2:09:05 | ||
| 9:15:34 -9:45:44 | 30:10 | 8. Transformations | 38:35 – 1:08:45 | ||
| Part V – Conclusion | |||||
| 9:55:44-10:06:59 | 11:15 | |
9. Takehisa Kosugi – Automatic | |
17:20 – 28:35 |
| 10:06:59-10:24:19 | 17.20 | Conclusion | 00:00 – 17:20 | ||
| Bibliography | |||||
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| MCDC 2001-2011 | |||||
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1. Pre-flection |  |
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| 02:09 – 39:04 | 36:55 | 2. Annotated performance list | 4:04:26 – 4:41:21 | ||
| 39:04 – 58:39 | 19:35 | 3. Music works | 3:44:51 – 4:04:26 | ||
| 58:39 – 1:48:24 | 49:45 | Takehisa Kosugi – Automatic Talk | 2:55:06 – 3:44:51 | ||
| 1:48:24- 2:23:04 | 34.40 | 42 Stories | 2:20:26 – 2:55:06 | ||
| 2:23:04 – 4:06:24 | 1:43:20 | Interview Transcriptions | 37:06 – 2:20:26 | ||
| 4:06:24 – 4:32:44 | 26:20 | Performance Studies – additional information | 10:46 -37:06 | ||
| 4:32:44 – 4:39:29 | 6:45 | A Box of Experiences | 4:01 – 10:46 | ||
| 4:39:29 – 4:43:30 | 4:01 | Influences – Discography and performances | 00:00 – 4:01 | ||
| Ar | Miscellaneous | Dp |