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January 17, 2007

Multimedia Guide to Merce Cunningham

Here's a multimedia guide to the work of Merce Cunningham with video, audio and picture links. I'd also like to add resources for his use of Life Forms software and computer animation - if you know of links, please let me know.

INTRODUCTION

- Merce Cunningham Dance Company (MCDC) website. Visit MCDC site to watch introductory video or click image:

Merce Cunningham Video

- Merce in Miami is a city-wide tribute to Merce Cunningham's more than 50 years as a dance maker. From February 23 - March 3, 2007.

- Bio on Wikipedia.

- Bio on American Masters on PBS.

ONLINE VIDEO GUIDE

"Encounter:Merce"

In 2005 Stanford University hosted "Encounter:Merce," a campus-wide interdisciplinary program that examined the life and work of Merce Cunningham.

- Article in Spark with video clip introduction to this program.

- Article: "Dancing with Data Adds to Show: Class crunches numbers to analyze whether Merce Cunningham’s choreography should be viewed as ‘biomechanical rebellion’" about Anatomy of Movement class at Stanford.

- Click this link to watch video that shows how Merce Cunningham dancer Jonah Bokaer used a motion capture system as part of this class or click on picture:

Merce Cunningham Motion Capture Video

- "Merce Cunningham in conversation with John Rockwell," part of Stanford Presidential Lectures in the Humanities and Arts. Introduction to his career as well as annotated links to video clips for following works: "Variations V," "Walkaround Time," "Westbeth" and "Changing Steps."

YouTube Videos

Some overlap with videos above, but you can just click on videos below to start watching.

Merce Cunningham Digest

Merce Cunningham - Septet

Merce Cunningham - Changing Steps

Cage Cunningham ballet

Merce Cunningham Beachbirds for Camera part 1

Merce Cunningham - Biped

Hyper Alarm Dance
Produced by video artist Michael Cole

Google Video

- Interview with Merce Cunningham on 1995 Charlie Rose show. (Go to 42 minutes and 7 seconds mark for this interview).

Merce Cunningham on Charlie Rose Show

More Video

- "Indeterminacy" (1965)

ONLINE AUDIO GUIDE

- "Merce Cunningham: Dance at the Edge" on NPR. Aired on December 29, 2006.

- "A Life of Dance" 1999 interview on PBS NewsHour.

- John Tusa interview with Merce Cunningham on BBC Radio.

- "Space, Time and Dance" (1952) and "Further Thoughts" (1967).

ONLINE PICTURE GUIDE

- Merce Cunningham Dance Company's photos on Flickr:

Merce Cunningham Pictures of Flickr

- Picture search on Google.

Posted by Doug Fox on January 17, 2007 8:01 AM

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