Cunningham and Morris world premieres in Berkeley.(Merce Cunningham and Mark Morris )(Mark Morris )(Brief Article)

From: Dance Magazine | Date: March 1, 1999| Author: Murphy, Ann | Copyright information

BERKELEY, California--"They commissioned August Pace in 1989, and co-commissioned the new work this spring," Merce Cunningham said over the phone in his soft, elfin voice one afternoon, speaking about his upcoming April appearance at Zellerbach Hall on the University of California campus. "It's a great help and it's very nice when it comes from a place like Berkeley, with that marvelous California sunshine, although I realize it doesn't always shine."

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