Revolutionary Dance of Merce Cunningham in MCA Spotlight
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Revolutionary Dance of Merce Cunningham in MCA Spotlight
Feb 21, 2017
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Over seven decades, Merce Cunningham reshaped dance into a new kind of art form, deeply influencing visual art, film, and music along the way. Through an embrace of technology, a fascination with the creative potentials of chance, and a dedication to cross-disciplinary explorations with artists including John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg, Marcel Duchamp, and others, he became the 20th century's most influential choreographer. In conjunction with the exhibition Merce Cunningham: Common Time, we look
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Over seven decades, Merce Cunningham reshaped dance into a new kind of art form, deeply influencing visual art, film, and music along the way. Through an embrace of technology, a fascination with the creative potentials of chance, and a dedication to cross-disciplinary explorations with artists including John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg, Marcel Duchamp, and others, he became the 20th century's most influential choreographer. In conjunction with the exhibition Merce Cunningham: Common Time, we look
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Revolutionary Dance of Merce Cunningham in the Spotlight at MCA
Revolutionary Dance of Merce Cunningham in the Spotlight at MCA
Feb 21, 2017
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"Movement is expressive. I've never denied that. I don't think there's such a thing as abstract dance." -Merce Cunningham See The Washington Ballet in Cunningham's Duets next week during our Contemporary Masters program at the Harman Center for the Arts. Reserve your seat now: http://bit.ly/ContMast | The Washington Ballet
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"Movement is expressive. I've never denied that. I don't think there's such a thing as abstract dance." -Merce Cunningham See The Washington Ballet in Cunningham's Duets next week during our Contemporary Masters program at the Harman Center for the Arts. Reserve your seat now: http://bit.ly/ContMast | The Washington Ballet
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"The only way to do it is to do it" - Merce Cunningham Fall under the spell of one of Cunningham's most iconic dance pieces in this exclusive clip from Cunningham. Summerspace is indicative of Cunningham’s unique collaborative method, in which music, designs and choreography were all prepared apart from one another, meeting for the first time only at rehearsals - or even at the first performance. Together, the movement, music and décor give the effect of a balmy summer day in a boundless garden.
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"The only way to do it is to do it" - Merce Cunningham Fall under the spell of one of Cunningham's most iconic dance pieces in this exclusive clip from Cunningham. Summerspace is indicative of Cunningham’s unique collaborative method, in which music, designs and choreography were all prepared apart from one another, meeting for the first time only at rehearsals - or even at the first performance. Together, the movement, music and décor give the effect of a balmy summer day in a boundless garden.
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The Joyce celebrates the centenary of Merce Cunningham with three superb companies performing select masterworks. See CNDC Angers dance the sparse and beautiful "Suite for Five," explored in this video. Full program here --> https://bit.ly/2SUvIyd | The Joyce Theater
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The Joyce celebrates the centenary of Merce Cunningham with three superb companies performing select masterworks. See CNDC Angers dance the sparse and beautiful "Suite for Five," explored in this video. Full program here --> https://bit.ly/2SUvIyd | The Joyce Theater
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Choreographer Merce Cunningham’s “Scenario” premiered at the BAM on October 14th, 1997 as a collaboration with Rei Kawakubo. Kawakubo explained, “ | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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We remember Merce today with all the love and gratitude we have always held, and an increasing appreciation of his fortitude, his gallantry, and his persistence. For the dancers, and for those who work inspired by him, Merce is, as Robert Swinston says, "the example." | Merce Cunningham
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