Choreographer Merce Cunningham (1919–2009) took chances. Over a seven decade career, his explorations reshaped dance into a new kind of art form, deeply influencing visual art, film, and music along the way. Through experimental collaborations with 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 at the many sides of Cunningham: dance maker, collaborator, chance-taker, innovator, film producer, and teacher.
Video produced by Andy Underwood-Bultmann. Graphic identity by Ryan Gerald Nelson. Additional graphics by Jas Stefanski.
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