Merce Cunningham Dance Company

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The Merce Cunningham Studio is located at 55 Bethune Street in the West Village, and occupies the entire eleventh floor of the Westbeth Artists' Housing Complex. Large windows admit natural light throughout the day in the two studios, which have sprung floors and high ceilings. The space also provides men's and women's dressing rooms, offices, lavatories and showers, public telephone, and wheelchair access for visitors.

Tech Rider

Download a Zipped Vectorworks version of the Studio Repertory Light Plot & Studio Floorplan. Also available is a Zipped Studio Lightwright File.

Dimensions of Studio Dance Floor: 51' by 42' (15.5 x 12.8 meters)
Dimensions of actual Stage: 36' by 42' (11 x 12.8 meters)
Height of Grid: Center=16' (4.8 meters) Sides=12'-6" (3.8 meters)

Technology Inventory Sheet

	Instrumentation • (Hanging in Repertory Plot) • 32 6" Fresnels 500W Altman • 6 8" Fresnels 1000W Altman • 16 6 x 9 Ellipsoidal 750W Altman axial • 4 Ellipsoidal 575W Strand SL 36° • 4 6 x 12 Ellipsoidal 750W Altman axial • 16 4.5 x 6.5 Ellipsoidal 575W Altman axial • 6 10 1/4" PAR 64 WFL 1000W Altman • 8 50° Ellipsoidal 575W ETC Source4 50°(used as tails down) • 12 PAR WFL 750W ETC Source4 PAR • 8 Ellipsoidal 575W ETC Source4 Jr. 50° Spare Instruments • (Not hanging in Repertory Plot) • 1 40 degree Ellipsoidal 750W Altman Shakespeare • 1 30-55 degree Ellipsoidal 750W Altman Shakespeare Zm • 4 3.5 x 5 Ellipsoidal 500W Altman Accessories • 82 7" Gel Frames • 16 10" Gel Frames • 18 Template holders • 4 Template holders for Strand SL 36 • 8 7" Hi-hats • 16 Hi-hats w/gel clips (hanging) • 8 4' Tail down pipes w/ Chesbro clamps (hanging) Cable • (mostly 14/3 conductor) • (excluding cable used for set up of floorlights) • 5 5' Jumpers • 3 10' Jumpers • 3 15' Jumpers • 2 20' Jumpers • 1 25' Jumpers • 8 3' Two-fers • 1 3' Three-fer		Dimmers • 3(1-36) AE 12x1.2 KW, 1(37-60) LMI 24x1.2KW, 3 (61-78) 6X2.4KW TTI Control Board • ETC Express 24/48 Circuits • (not to be overloaded) • 89 permanently cabled to 20 amp house circuits • 14 spare circuits for 4 dimmers ( dimmer 75-78 2.4 KW ) Color Media • Various cuts and full sheets, Rosco, Lee, Geltran, Gamcolor Sound System • 1 McKie 1402-VLZ 14 Channel Mic/Line Mixer • 1 Denon DN 1800-F Dual CD Player • 1 Tascam #302 Dual Cassette deck • 2 MacKie SRM 450 amplified speakers Miscellaneous • 2 black traveler curtains, can be joined with velcro • (covers E,S,W walls) • 1 seamless FR/Natural Muslin Drop (cyclorama) • 13'high x 35'wide, black traveler runs in front of drop • ( for easy change of set up) • 4 54" x 12' Black Velour Legs • 1 10' A-frame ladder w/ 8' extension on rolling platform • 1 5' Step Ladder • 1 Yamaha Grand Piano (not to be moved. Tuning to be • scheduled two weeks in advance at renter's expense.) • 1 Video Projector Sanyo PLC 9000NA 2100 lumens with • zoom lens and remote control (permanently installed)