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Merce Cunningham (Mercier Philip Cunningham)

Last Updated: 16 Oct, 2023 | Views: 766

Age: 90

Profession: Dancer

Other Profession(s): Choreographer

Famous For: Modern Dance Pioneer, Choreographer

Merce Cunningham Religion, Birthday, Age

Date of Birth

16 Apr, 1919 (90 Years 03 Months 10 Days)

Birth Country

United States

Birth State/Province

Washington

Birth District

Centralia

Birth Sign

Aries

Religion

Catholicism

Nationalities

American

Died on

26 Jul, 2009

Merce Cunningham Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):

Merce Cunningham, a well-known American dancer, and choreographer, was born on April 16, 1919, in Washington. He attended Mills College while completing his official studies in dance and theatre, where he studied with renowned dancer and choreographer Lester Horton. Later, Martha Graham, a well-known dancer, saw him and offered him to join her company.

Career:

He started his career in 1939 as a soloist. He played the lead role in several productions, such as "El Penitente" (1939) and "Appalachian Spring" (1944).

Merce Cunningham also began choreographing with "Root of an Unfocus".

He launched his independent career as a choreographer with John Cage. They worked together on "The Seasons" (1947) and "Inlets" (1978).

Cunningham developed choreography by chance by using random methods, such as "tossing a coin," which assigns chosen gestures in sequential order.

Cunningham began creating choreography in the early 1990s using the computer animation programme DanceForms. Right up to his own passing, he kept running his dance troupe. After his passing, the business embarked on a two-year homage tour before being shut down in 2012.

Cunningham created numerous astounding dance productions like "Suite for Five", "Crises", "Sounddance", "Fabrications", "Ocean", "Split Sides", "Views on Stage", and his final one, "Nearly Ninety".

Achievements and Awards:

He received the Isadora Duncan Dance Award in 1999

Merce received "The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize" in 2000.

Unknown facts:

Merce founded the "Merce Cunningham Dance Company (MCDC)" in 1953 while lecturing.

Merce peacefully passed away on July 26, 2009, at the age of 90.