Meredith Monk's astonishing career as composer, vocalist, filmmaker, choreographer and more is explored in the ...

One of modern dance's most revered practitioners, Merce Cunningham, died last week at 90. His legacy, however, reaches around the world and into Richmond through the dancers who have made their ...

He’s been at this for a while, but even after more than 50 years before the public, there remains something weird and wonderful about Merce Cunningham’s dance pieces. His troupe rehearses without ...

Merce Cunningham is on the line, calling from his loft in New York City. The modern-dance pioneer has just launched into a discussion of how he used chance to revolutionize dance composition, when his ...

UK Premiere. Lyon Opera Ballet presents the UK premiere of Merce Cunningham Forever with two seminal pieces Beach Birds and BIPED, exploring the idea of transfiguration. Cunningham’s Beach Birds was ...

“Merce Cunningham: Dancing on the Cutting Edge Part I”: MoCA’s institutional toast to the legendary choreographer’s career marks the first U.S. museum show since 1997 to focus on Cunningham’s ...

When Cornell senior dance lecturer Jim Self heard the news of Merce Cunningham’s death, he was unmoored. “As a teacher, choreographer and person, Merce has been very imprinted on me. I knew he wasn’t ...

This is James Taylor with Theatre Talk. One of the most magical theatrical experiences of the last few seasons was the Merce Cunningham Dance Company-s residency at UCLA Live! a few years back. The ...

Quick. Name the five top dance companies in the United States today. Personally, it would be difficult to choose only five, but if pressed, I’d say the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, White Oak Dance ...

CHAMPAIGN - For almost 60 years, The Merce Cunningham Dance Company was the creative playground of one of modern dance's brightest luminaries. Part learning laboratory, part school and part proving ...