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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.
Merce Cunningham was one of the greatest American dance artists. His seven-decade career was distinguished by constant innovation in which he expanded the frontiers of contemporary art, visual arts, performing arts, and music.
Jul 22, 2024 · Merce Cunningham (born April 16, 1919, Centralia, Washington, U.S.—died July 26, 2009, New York, New York) was an American modern dancer and choreographer who developed new forms of abstract dance movement. Cunningham began to study dance at 12 years of age.
Biography. Merce Cunningham (1919-2009) is widely considered to be one of the most important choreographers of all time. His approach to performance was groundbreaking in its ideological simplicity and physical complexity: he applied the idea that “a thing is just that thing” to choreography, embracing the notion that “if the dancer ...
Jul 27, 2009 · Merce Cunningham, the American choreographer who was among a handful of 20th-century figures to make dance a major art and a major form of theater, died Sunday night. He was 90 and lived in...
July 2024 News. Along with enjoying the beach or maybe the mountains in July, there are several upcoming opportunities to see Merce's work. In France, you can enjoy a full evening danced by Ballet de Lorraine. At Jacob's Pillow, there is a one-time evening performance and discussion of a Cunningham duet and two works inspired by it.
Jul 28, 2009 · Merce Cunningham, the revolutionary American choreographer, died Sunday night at his home in Manhattan. He was 90. His death was announced by the Cunningham Dance Foundation.
Jul 31, 2009 · "One of the great iconoclasts in 20th-century art," Merce Cunningham revolutionized modern dance, pioneering abstract movement with his partner John Cage. Cunningham died July...
Jul 27, 2009 · Merce Cunningham, a giant of 20th-century dance, has died in New York at the age of 90. He was born in Centralia, and trained at Seattle's Cornish School of the Arts.
Apr 5, 2019 · Merce Cunningham died 10 years ago at the age of 90. Today, we'll listen back to an interview Terry conducted with Merce Cunningham in 1985 when he was 66.
