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Merce Cunningham. 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.
Carolyn Brown (née Rice; September 26, 1927 – January 7, 2025) was an American dancer, choreographer and writer.She was best known for her work as a founding member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and was Cunningham's leading dancer for twenty years.
This was the beginning of the troupe that would become the Merce Cunningham Dance Company (MCDC). [4] Preger-Simon danced with the company until 1958, [7] including in the company's first two appearances at Jacob's Pillow. She performed in repertory including Dime-a-Dance, Banjo, Minutiae, Suite for Five, and Septet. [5] [8]
Having used the trip to spread her late friend Merce Cunningham’s ashes, Sutton, 52, was ready to get the party started during the girls’ night out. In the clip, Sutton’s jaw drops while ...
Barbara Dilley (Lloyd) (born 1938) is an American dancer, performance artist, improvisor, choreographer and educator, best known for her work as a prominent member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company (1963–1968), and then with the groundbreaking dance and performance ensemble The Grand Union, from 1969 to 1976.
Thanks to her years with the Martha Graham Dance Company, she often had special guest dance teachers like Merce Cunningham. Marjorie's school trained young dancers in Modern Dance and Ballet in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. In 1950, Mazia recorded, Dance Along on Folkways Records, a dance album for children. [7]
Bokaer, previously a dancer for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, is a media-artist and choreographer. Bokaer and Arsham collaborated on "REPLICA," [citation needed] a piece that incorporates built space, objects, and lighting in an exploration of memory loss, pattern recognition, and perceptual faculties.
In New York City, her professional apprenticeship began with the Alwin Nikolais Company at the Henry Street Playhouse (1951-1957). This was followed by five years performing in the early Merce Cunningham Dance Company (1958-1963) and touring with John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg, Merce Cunningham, and five other dancers: Carolyn Brown, Viola Farber, Remy Charlip, Judith Dunn and Steve Paxton. [3]