Choreographer-Dancer Merce Cunningham Dies

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ROBERT SIEGEL
NPR All Things Considered
07-27-2009
Choreographer-Dancer Merce Cunningham Dies

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Merce Cunningham was without question the most important choreographer in modern dance. He once said that dancing is not for unsteady souls and he steadily rocked the world of modern dance for more than six decades. Merce Cunningham died last night at his home in New York City at the age of 90. NPR's Neda Ulaby has this remembrance.

NEDA ULABY: Merce Cunningham refused to move to the beat — literally and figuratively. He ...

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