Merce Cunningham Merce Cunningham was born in Centralia‚ Washington on April 16‚ 1919. He played a part in the invention and application of new techniques in modern dance and is considered one of the most important choreographers of our time. He expanded the frontiers of dance‚ visual‚ and performing arts. Throughout his life‚ Cunningham was one of the greatest American dancers. His collaborations with artistic innovators from every creative perspective have changed the body of American dance‚ music
Premium Dance Modern dance Choreography
stop‚ turn the knob of the radio‚ throw the paint sideways‚ and whatever you do‚ do not react to the bird call. Although all of those things seem to be random‚ they all have intention. Every action‚ reaction‚ and idea has a purpose. John Cage‚ Merce Cunningham‚ and Jackson Pollock were all artists in different fields who created work personifying the balance between freedom and control‚ meaningless and purposeful actions‚ and random and planned events. They were pioneers of future artistic styles and
Premium Abstract expressionism Music Dance
A 2nd generation Modern Dance dancer and known as one of the greatest and influential choreographers of the 20th century. Cunningham learnt tap dancing at a young age and was exposed to theatre experience then. He entered Cornish School of Fine Arts in Seattle in 1937 and learnt a range of visual and performing arts without specialisation. He was introduced to Graham technique while taking one of Martha Graham’s workshops during his time at Cornish. Graham’s technique consists of the elemental
Premium Modern dance Visual arts Art
American dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham had a significant influence on modern dance marking the beginning of the development of postmodern dance. Considered as the father of postmodern dance Merce Cunningham’ s work clearly differs in many ways from the modern choreographers that came before him. Throughout Cunningham’s work there are distinguishing key features that can be seen in their presentation and were used in his creative process. The use of design elements and collaboration with
Premium Modern dance Dance Choreography
Joseph Cornell Artist This internationally renowned modern artist never had professional training. He was first and foremost a collector. He loved to scour old book shops and secondhand stores of new York looking for souvenirs‚ theatrical memorabilia‚ old prints and photographs‚ music scores‚ and French literature. Joseph Cornell was born on Christmas Eve 1903. He was the oldest of four children born to Helen and Joseph Cornell. He had two sisters‚ Betty and Helen‚ and a brother‚ Robert. Cornell
Premium Modern art Art Marcel Duchamp
In collaboration with Merce Cunningham‚ Atlas Films produced Fractions I in 1977. In Fractions I we are able to recognize how Cunningham’s movement has evolved from Septet‚ as well as how technology has taken on a role in his choreography. The movement in Fractions I still features balletic lines from the females and athletic jumps from the males‚ similar to Septet. Watching the piece you feel as if you are watching a technique class due to the way that phrases are repeated and executed in a very
Premium Choreography Dance
Merce Cunningham was born in Centralia‚ Washington in 1919 and died in 2008. He received his first formal dance and theatre training at the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle‚ which he attended at age 20. During this time‚ Martha Graham saw Cunningham dance and invited him to join her company. In 1939‚ Cunningham moved to New York and began a soloist career with the company of Martha Graham. He presented his first solo concert in New York in April 1944 with composer John Cage‚ who became his
Premium Dance New York City Modern dance
Analyse the choreographic style of Merce Cunningham. You should provide examples from Beach Birds for Camera and from other works by Cunningham to support your analysis. The very distinctive choreographic style that Cunningham has come to develop will have been shaped and influenced by the training he has received over the course of his career. He attended the Cornish School for formal dance and theatre training ‚ it was here that he was introduced to a wide variety of ‘arts’ he had originally
Free Dance Choreography Dance therapy
Is it really you‚ God? By Loren Cunningham It has been awhile since I read this book and realizing that an English copy will not be supplied and being unable to refresh myself with the contents of this book‚ I will try to write this from memory. The book is about finding the guidance of God and submitting to it in order to draw closer to Him. Using the background of the story of how YWAM began‚ the author shares his experience of successes and failures in discerning the voice of God. In
Premium English-language films Religion Jesus
Recruitment in the workplace Section 1 - To what extent was the human-resource documentation fit for purpose and likely to produce the end result you were looking for Job Advertisement What was the purpose of the document? The purpose of the advert was to merely attract potential applicants to the role being portrayed and influence them to apply‚ so in this specific case‚ the role of this advertisement was to attract individuals who were interested in undertaking the role as a part time
Premium Job description Recruitment