Representative work by Merce Cunningham
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Merce Cunningham

b. 1919, Centralia · Based in New York, NY, USA (d. 2009)

  • George Washington University
  • Cornish College of the Arts
  • Centralia High School
  • Choreography
  • Dance
  • Film
  • Video Installation
  • Drawing

Merce Cunningham revolutionized 20th-century choreography, collaborating with John Cage and Robert Rauschenberg to detach dance from narrative and musical meter using chance operations and movement technology.

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