Merce Cunningham Dance Company Choreographic records, 1942-2003.

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Merce Cunningham Dance Company Choreographic records, 1942-2003.

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The Merce Cunningham Dance Company Choreographic notes contain materials relating to over 100 of Cunningham's original works. These primarily reflect pieces created for the Company, but there are some notes relating to Cunningham's early compositions created between 1942 and 1952. Merce Cunningham (1919-2009) was a dancer, choreographer, and founder of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 8195043

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Cunningham, Merce, 1919-2009

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Merce Cunningham is a choreographer. He started his career as a dancer with Martha Graham's company, and then left to start his own company. The company, which was created over 50 years ago, is still flourishing. Merce Cunningham was born in Centralia, Washington. He first started formal dance training at the Cornish Institute of Allied Arts in Seattle. From 1939 to 1945 he was a soloist in the Martha Graham Company. While performing with Martha Graham, Cunningham bega...

Merce Cunningham dance company

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Merce Cunningham (1919-2009) was an innovative modern dancer, choreographer, and dance company founder. Following two years of formal training and work with the dance company of Martha Graham, Cunningham started his own company in 1953 to experiment with concepts in modern dance. From the description of Merce Cunningham Dance Company photographs of dancers and performances, 1956-1987 (inclusive), 1968-1987 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612259309 From the guide to th...