Merce Cunningham: The Modernizing of Modern DanceA complete study of the life and work of this seminal choreographer. Cunningham and his company remain active, with performances around the worldWill appeal to dance, theater, performance art, and American culture fans |
Contents
Education | 25 |
The Sound of Perceptual Freedom | 145 |
Cunningham Cage and Collage | 165 |
Dancing for the Digital Age | 183 |
The Gaze of Upright | 205 |
Modernism Postmodernism and Cunningham | 229 |
Dancing in the Aftermath of 911 | 263 |
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