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Merce Cunningham - After the Arbitrary (Paperback)
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Merce Cunningham - After the Arbitrary (Paperback)
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One of the most influential choreographers of the twentieth
century, Merce Cunningham is known for introducing chance to dance.
Far too often, however, accounts of Cunningham's work have
neglected its full scope, focusing on his collaborations with the
visionary composer John Cage or insisting that randomness was the
singular goal of his choreography. In this book, the first
dedicated to the complete arc of Cunningham's career, Carrie Noland
brings new insight to this transformative artist's philosophy and
career, providing a fresh perspective on his artistic process while
exploring aspects of his choreographic practice never studied
before. Examining a rich and previously unseen archive that
includes photographs, film footage, and unpublished writing by
Cunningham, Noland counters prior understandings of Cunningham's
influential embrace of the unintended, demonstrating that
Cunningham in fact set limits on the role chance played in his
dances. Drawing on Cunningham's written and performed work, Noland
reveals that Cunningham introduced variables before the chance
procedure was applied and later shaped and modified the chance
results. Chapters explore his relation not only to Cage, but also
Marcel Duchamp, Robert Rauschenberg, James Joyce, and Bill T.
Jones. Ultimately, Noland shows that Cunningham approached movement
as more than "movement in itself," and that his work in fact
enacted archetypal human dramas. This remarkable book will forever
change our appreciation of the choreographer's work and legacy.
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