Merce Cunningham at 90
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A kind of tribute to
A kind of tribute to Merce Cunningham (Centralia (Washington), 16 april 1919 New York City, 26 juli 2009) died at the age of 90. And his last work "nearly 90", was performed at his birthday.
Choreographer Merce Cunningham is one of the most influential artists of our time, both here in the U.S. And abroad. Since founding the Merce Cunningham Dance Company in 1953 his approaches to space, time, and technology have forged his companys distinctive style. At the same time he has shown us the near limitless capacity for movement in the human body. SundayArts visits Merce on the event of his upcoming birthday, He will be celebrated with a gala and a world premiere of his latest work titled Nearly 90" and will be performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music April 16th to the 19th.
...he has routinely been described as the worlds greatest choreographer The dances he has made this millennium suggest, amazingly, that no choreographer alive is more concerned with continuing to extend his range.
—The New York Times
April 16 marks the 90th birthday of Merce Cunningham—one of the most important choreographers of our time—whose radical approaches to space, time, and technology continue to redefine the way we experience dance. Over the course of his celebrated career, he has forged a distinctive language of movement, illuminating the bodys inherent drama and limitless capacity for change. And as a longtime collaborator of John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg, and Jasper Johns, he has played a leading role in fostering innovation across art forms.
In celebration of his birthday, Merce Cunningham Dance Company returns to BAM with the world premiere of a dazzling evening-length work created in collaboration with and performed live by Led Zeppelin's legendary multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones, mixed-media sound composer Takehisa Kosugi, and seminal indie rock band Sonic Youth. With an intriguing multi-tiered décor by world-renowned architect Benedetta Tagliabue, lighting by Tony and Obie-winning designer Brian MacDevitt, video design by Franc Aleu, and costumes by Romeo Gigli, this new masterpiece is testament to the boundless imagination of a man who, on the cusp of his tenth decade, still keeps us on our toes.
Music composed and performed by
John Paul Jones, Takehisa Kosugi, and Sonic Youth:
Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley
Décor Design by Benedetta Tagliabue
Costume Design by Romeo Gigli for io ipse idem
Lighting Design by Brian MacDevitt
Video Design by Franc Aleu
Sources:
- thirteen.org - Sunday Arts
- BAM.org
Choreographer Merce Cunningham is one of the most influential artists of our time, both here in the U.S. And abroad. Since founding the Merce Cunningham Dance Company in 1953 his approaches to space, time, and technology have forged his companys distinctive style. At the same time he has shown us the near limitless capacity for movement in the human body. SundayArts visits Merce on the event of his upcoming birthday, He will be celebrated with a gala and a world premiere of his latest work titled Nearly 90" and will be performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music April 16th to the 19th.
...he has routinely been described as the worlds greatest choreographer The dances he has made this millennium suggest, amazingly, that no choreographer alive is more concerned with continuing to extend his range.
—The New York Times
April 16 marks the 90th birthday of Merce Cunningham—one of the most important choreographers of our time—whose radical approaches to space, time, and technology continue to redefine the way we experience dance. Over the course of his celebrated career, he has forged a distinctive language of movement, illuminating the bodys inherent drama and limitless capacity for change. And as a longtime collaborator of John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg, and Jasper Johns, he has played a leading role in fostering innovation across art forms.
In celebration of his birthday, Merce Cunningham Dance Company returns to BAM with the world premiere of a dazzling evening-length work created in collaboration with and performed live by Led Zeppelin's legendary multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones, mixed-media sound composer Takehisa Kosugi, and seminal indie rock band Sonic Youth. With an intriguing multi-tiered décor by world-renowned architect Benedetta Tagliabue, lighting by Tony and Obie-winning designer Brian MacDevitt, video design by Franc Aleu, and costumes by Romeo Gigli, this new masterpiece is testament to the boundless imagination of a man who, on the cusp of his tenth decade, still keeps us on our toes.
Music composed and performed by
John Paul Jones, Takehisa Kosugi, and Sonic Youth:
Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley
Décor Design by Benedetta Tagliabue
Costume Design by Romeo Gigli for io ipse idem
Lighting Design by Brian MacDevitt
Video Design by Franc Aleu
Sources:
- thirteen.org - Sunday Arts
- BAM.org
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