Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham (April 16, 1919 – July 26, 2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern...

choreographer Merce Cunningham's Dance Company leading to ongoing stage design practice and a sustained collaboration with choreographer and former Cunningham dancer...

postmodern dance was a direct and opposite response to modern dance. Merce Cunningham is considered to be the first choreographer to "develop an independent...

psychotherapist. She is best known for her work as a founding member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Marianne Preger-Simon was born in Brooklyn, New York...

needed] Atlas worked collaboratively with Merce Cunningham from 1975 to 1981. Before his time as the Cunningham company’s filmmaker-in-residence (1978 –...

of modern dance, mostly through his association with choreographer Merce Cunningham, who was also Cage's romantic partner for most of their lives. Cage's...

In the Late Modern period (c. 1946–1957), José Limón, Pearl Primus, Merce Cunningham, Talley Beatty, Erick Hawkins, Anna Sokolow, Anna Halprin, and Paul...

dance. Past authors have included Trisha Brown, Alicia Alonso, and Merce Cunningham. As 2018 marked the 70th Anniversary of ITI, 5 Message Authors were...

themes; Doris Humphrey, who experimented with fall and recovery; and Merce Cunningham, who embraced chance procedures and avant-garde music. Interpretive...

and the American Philosophical Society in 2007. He has supported the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and contributed significantly to the National Gallery...