Merce Cunningham Movies

  • 1970
    Changing Steps

    Changing Steps

    Changing Steps

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    Merce Cunningham choreographed “Changing Steps” in 1973. In its original form “Changing Steps” consisted of a solo dance for...

    Changing Steps
  • 1966
    John Cage

    John Cage

    John Cage

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    Experimental composer John Cage tours Europe with The Merce Cunningham Dance Company in 1966.

    John Cage
  • 1992
    Beach Birds for Camera

    Beach Birds for Camera

    Beach Birds for Camera

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    Cunningham said of his choreography for "Beach Birds", “It is all based on individual physical phrasing. The dancers don’t have to be...

    Beach Birds for Camera
  • 1964
    Antic Meet

    Antic Meet

    Antic Meet

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    Performed like a series of vaudeville scenes that overlap, Antic Meet consists of ten playful and comedic numbers. The curtains opened with...

    Antic Meet
  • 1944
    Appalachian Spring

    Appalachian Spring

    Appalachian Spring

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    A multi-character dance drama

    Appalachian Spring
  • 1981
    Channels/Inserts

    Channels/Inserts

    Channels/Inserts

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    This work was a dance shot for film at the Cunningham studio. Staging for Channels/Inserts was divided among the main studio, the small studio and...

    Channels/Inserts