Merce Cunningham
Actor · Director · Choreographer · Writer
Born Apr 16, 1919 · Centralia, Washington, USA
Active 1944–2009 · Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, Capezio Dance Award, MacArthur Fellows Program, Kennedy Center Honors, Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production, Knight of the Legion of Honour, National Medal of Arts
Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years.
Filmography
Cunningham (2019) — Archival FootageChanging Steps — DirectorBeach Birds for Camera (1992) — ChoreographerJohn Cage (1966)Merce by Merce by Paik (1978)Appalachian Spring (1944) — The PreacherOcean (2010) — ChoreographerAssemblage (1968) — ChoreographerExchangeNight Wandering (1964) — Dancer · DirectorAntic Meet (1964) — Dancer · ChoreographerLoops (2011)Walkaround Time (1973) — ChoreographerWestbeth (1975) — DirectorAugust Pace 1989-2019 (2023) — ChoreographerBIPED — ChoreographerVariations V (1966) — ChoreographerChannels/Inserts (1981) — ChoreographerLocale (1980) — ChoreographerCoast Zone (1984) — ChoreographerPoints in Space (1987) — Director · WriterMerce by Merce by Paik Part One: Blue Studio: Five Segments 1975-1976 (1976) — Director