Merce Cunningham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Merce Cunningham

American choreographer, dancer, experimental filmmaker, teacher

Date of Birth: 16-Apr-1919

Place of Birth: Centralia, Washington, United States

Date of Death: 26-Jul-2009

Profession: author, ballet dancer, choreographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About 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.
  • He is also notable for his frequent collaborations with artists of other disciplines, including musicians John Cage, David Tudor, Brian Eno, Radiohead, artists Robert Rauschenberg, Bruce Nauman, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella, Jasper Johns, and costume designer Rei Kawakubo.
  • Works that he produced with these artists had a profound impact on avant-garde art beyond the world of dance. As a choreographer, teacher and leader of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Cunningham had a profound influence on modern dance.
  • Many dancers who trained with Cunningham formed their own companies.
  • They include Paul Taylor, Remy Charlip, Viola Farber, Charles Moulton, Karole Armitage, Robert Kovich, Foofwa d'ImobilitĂ©, Kimberly Bartosik, Flo Ankah, Jan Van Dyke, Jonah Bokaer, and Alice Reyes. In 2009, the Cunningham Dance Foundation announced the Legacy Plan, a precedent-setting plan for the continuation of Cunningham's work and the celebration and preservation of his artistic legacy.Cunningham earned some of the highest honors bestowed in the arts, including the National Medal of Arts and the MacArthur Fellowship.
  • He also received Japan's Praemium Imperiale and a British Laurence Olivier Award, and was named Officier of the LĂ©gion d'honneur in France. Cunningham's life and artistic vision have been the subject of numerous books, films, and exhibitions, and his works have been presented by groups including the Paris OpĂ©ra Ballet, New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, White Oak Dance Project, and London's Rambert Dance Company.

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