Installation view of Merce Cunningham: For Camera on the High Line (image by the author for Hyperallergic) In Locale (1980), a thirty-minute film collaboration between Charles Atlas and the Merce ...

In 1944, the New York Herald Tribune’s dance critic Edwin Denby reviewed the first solo performance by a young man he’d admired in Martha Graham’s company. Of the 24-year-old Merce Cunningham, who ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. choreographer and dancer Merce Cunningham, credited by many with revolutionizing visual and performing arts, has died at age 90, his foundation and dance company said on ...

Pioneering modern choreographer Merce Cunningham stripped dance down to a searing clarity, collaborated with everyone from Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg to Radiohead, and was known to throw I ...

Merce Cunningham (1973) / Don McDonagh -- Twenty years of Merce Cunningham's dance (1982) / Richard Kostelanetz -- Grace and clarity (1944) / John Cage -- Early reviews -- Space, time and dance (1952) ...

Merce Cunningham was hip before his time. The choreographer’s spectacular collaborations with off-the-mainstream-grid musicians and artists such as John Cage, Bruce Nauman, and Sonic Youth, broke all ...

Do not e-mail Merce Cunningham. Yes, he's an "avant" in the avant-garde who has famously embraced technology, including state-of-the-art choreographic software. But the rest of the G4 laptop he ...

Dive into the late choreographer’s legacy with documentaries, rarely-seen shows and more. The Merce Cunningham Trust is partnering with ALL ARTS to present a selection of films showcasing the ...

3 2026 Tony Awards Live Blog: Red Carpet, Photos, Videos, Speeches & Winners 4 2026 Tony Awards Red Carpet Live Stream The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts will present the world ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. choreographer and dancer Merce Cunningham, credited by many with revolutionizing visual and performing arts, has died at age 90, his foundation and dance company said on ...