Choreographer Merce Cunningham: An Unconventional Life

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SCOTT SIMON
NPR Weekend Edition - Saturday
08-01-2009
Choreographer Merce Cunningham: An Unconventional Life

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Merce Cunningham is considered one of the finest dancers and choreographers of all time. He made his performers dance outside the box. He favored pure movement over narrative, made music a separate but equal partner, and brought down the barrier between the show and the audience. Merce Cunningham died last Sunday at the age of 90.

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