Merce Cunningham Dance Company From: The Spectator | Date: November 15, 2003| Author: | Copyright Spectator Nov 15, 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Dance

Baffled but enthralled

Merce Cunningham Dance Company

Tate Modern

In my 22 years of reviewing dance I have had my fair share of great surprises and memorable moments. The list is a fairly long one but, luckily, keeps on growing. And there is no doubt that last week's performance by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company at Tate Modern is the latest addition. Only a few times in my life have I felt so exhilarated, amused, intrigued, bewildered and overwhelmed by pure artistic genius.

A distinctive trait of Cunningham's art is his chameleon-like ability to draw upon the synergetic responses ...

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