Elizabeth Fugate, Drama Library
The UW Libraries is a partner in the Merce Cunningham residency scheduled for April 24 through May 4, 1996. The residency provides a unique blend of interdisciplinary activity both on and off campus. In addition to performing at Meany Hall, May 2-4, the company's schedule includes visits to dance classes at Cornish College of the Arts, the UW, and at a UW extension course at Pacific Northwest Ballet. The company will also collaborate with local composer Elliot Caplan on an original work. Lecture/demonstrations and workshops are planned in cooperation with the Broadway Center, the 911 Media Arts Center, and the Center for Advanced Research Technology in the Arts and Humanities (CARTAH).
A Kenneth S. Allen Endowment Innovation Award allowed the purchase of Life Forms, the computer software utilized by Merce Cunningham while choreographing for the company. CARTAH will house the software and provide assistance in its use. The CARTAH facility offers state of the art computer and media resources using both Mac and PC equipment in interdisciplinary collaborations. For further information on CARTAH, their mission, equipment, projects, gallery, or a detailed description of their Laboratory for Animation Arts see the CARTAH home page.
The UW Libraries and the Friends of the Libraries, with assistance from 911 and CARTAH, are working with Paul Tobin, Meany Hall, to sponsor a lecture/demonstration of Life Forms on campus.