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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 (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.
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.
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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...
The creation of the Merce Cunningham Trust and its programs secures the continuation of Cunningham's legacy. Download the Legacy Plan Digitizing A Life's Work Eighty-six dances have been selected for digital preservation in the Dance Capsules. Each Capsule provides an array of assets essential to the study and reconstruction of Cunningham's choreographic work. ...
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.
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.
Aug 1, 2009 · Merce Cunningham was considered one of the finest dancers and choreographers of all time. His work defied convention, abandoning narrative in favor of pure movement; using music as a separate...
In the summer of 1953, while in residence at Black Mountain College in North Carolina, he formed the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Winning accolades and honors worldwide, and touring the globe until has last year, he remained a devoted New Yorker all of his life, sharing a loft for many decades with John Cage.
