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Merce Cunningham
| American dancer, choreographer Date of Birth: 16.04.1919 Country: USA |
Content:
- American Dancer and Choreographer - Merce Cunningham
- Early Life and Education
- Establishing His Own Dance Company
- Collaborations and Artistic Space
American Dancer and Choreographer - Merce Cunningham
Merce Cunningham was an American dancer and choreographer who emerged as a leader in avant-garde art in the 1950s.
He pioneered the concept of "objective dance," which focused on pure movement for movement's sake. His works did not rely on dramatic plots, literary allusions, social themes, or emotional subtext. According to Cunningham, the meaning and essence of dance lie in experimenting with different possibilities of movement in time and space.
Early Life and Education
Cunningham was born on April 16, 1919, in Centralia, Washington.
As a young boy, he studied tap dance, folk dance, and ballroom dance. He later attended George Washington University and the School