The Dancer and the Dance

Merce Cunningham In Conversation with Jacqueline Lesschaeve

by Merce Cunningham, Choreographer and Dancer ( 1919-2009)In conversation with Jacqueline Lesschaeve

The Dancer and the Dance presents a strong portrait of Merce Cunningham: an immense talent in the world of modern dance, with a sound theoretical grasp of its expansion in the 20th century.Leading dance innovator Merce Cunningham not only describes his development as a dancer and choreographer, but also discusses individual compositions including Torse, Inlets and Squaregameâ revealing a great deal about his collaborations with such modern masters as John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg, David Tudor, Jasper Johns and Morris Graves.

Music HomeTopics
Dance
Photo of Cunningham on bent knees, looking down, on toes with hands clasped together close to floor
Music HomeTopics
Dance

ISBN (Paperback) 9780714529318
Pages 256
Size 225 x 191 mm
Publication 01/01/1985
Illustrations b&w photographs and choreographic drawings
Readership scholars and general readers

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  • isbn
    9780714529318 (Paperback)
  • original publisher
    Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd.
  • original publisher place
    London, United Kingdom
  • publisher
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • publisher place
    Sheffield (U.K.)