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Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham (April 16, 1919 – July 26, 2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years. He frequently collaborated with artists of other disciplines, including musicians John Cage, David Tudor, ...
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance. The title of Charles Atlas’ new documentary on Merce Cunningham may be taken quite literally: his mother described his dancing down the aisle of the church ...
2 de abr. de 2014 · Merce Cunningham was born on April 16, 1919 in Centralia, Washington. He later joined Martha Graham's dance company and choreographed his own works using music from composer John Cage, who became ...
Merce Cunningham
Merce Cunningham was a respected dancer and choreographer. He was born in April of 1919 and passed away during the summer of 2009. He started his life in Centralia, Washington and ended his days in the Big Apple. His avant-garde dance performances and innovative choreography earned him plenty of fans and lots of critical acclaim.
Als 11-jarige leerde hij tapdansen. Van 1937 tot 1939 studeerde hij dans en theater aan de Cornish School in Seattle. Vanaf 1939 tot 1945 danste hij solo in het dansgezelschap van Martha Graham. Hij ontwierp zijn eerste choreografie in 1944 in New York met John Cage als pianist. In 1959 zag zijn Merce Cunningham Dance Company het levenslicht.
Hace 16 horas · April 16 would have been Merce Cunningham's 105th birthday. The Lyon Opera Ballet is marking the occasion by premiering a full-evening devoted to Cunningham's work, Cunningham Forever, that includes Beach Birds (1991), staged by Carol Teitelbaum(MCDC 1986-93) and BIPED (1999), staged by Andrea Weber (MCDC 2004-11) and Jamie Scott (MCDC 2009-11).
