The EP consists of the songs the group composed for Merce Cunningham's dance piece Split Sides, which also involved Radiohead.
It was composed to accompany a piece of contemporary dance choreographed by his partner and collaborator Merce Cunningham and choreographer Jean Erdman, who performed the piece at its premiere in Bennington College, Vermont on August 1, 1942.
The choreographer Merce Cunningham made reference to the idiom in his 1987 piece 'Fabrications', and has been known to use the phrase in a self-mocking manner when referring to the rehearsal process of his dances when he feels he has 'damaged the essence of the piece', in reference to his own choreography.
Alongside the best local troupes, choreographers and soloists, Dubrovnik has been visited by Merce Cunningham, Jerome Robbins, Alvin Ailey, Glenn Tetley and Martha Graham and their companies, the Twentieth Century Ballet of Maurice Bejart, the American Ballet Theatre, the London Festival Ballet, the Harkness Ballet, the Antonio Gades troupe, the ballet of the Hungarian State Opera, and ballets from the cities of Parma, Antwerp and Adelaide.
He has written several pieces for choreographers, including Biped (1999) for Merce Cunningham.
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She maintained a close friendship with many of Duchamp's friends, including Jasper Johns, Richard Hamilton, composer John Cage, Gianfranco Baruchello (artist) and choreographer Merce Cunningham.
Modern dance choreographers and companies including José Limón, Pearl Lang, Bella Lewitzky, Sophie Maslow, Alwin Nikolais, Merce Cunningham, Ruth Currier, Erick Hawkins, Paul Taylor, Alvin Ailey, Twyla Tharp, Eiko & Koma, Seán Curran, Maguy Marin, Pilobolus and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker have all given performances there.
Following the success of works such as the Piano Sonata (1959), performed at the Domaine musical, and works involving choice and chance, he spent a period in America during which he encountered avant-garde figures such as Cage, Merce Cunningham, and Rauschenberg.
The 28th festival incorporated the most extensive education and outreach work to date, concentrated around performances by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Stephen Petronio Company and Déjà Donné.
Throughout its rich history, the company has danced works by major international choreographers such as Merce Cunningham, Jacopo Godani, Bill T. Jones, Amanda Miller and Stephen Petronio.
At Black Mountain, Wolpe and Morley became close friends with John Cage, David Tudor, Merce Cunningham, Dorothea Rockburne and Robert Rauschenberg, in addition to poets Charles Olson and Robert Creeley.
Phillips has also collaborated with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and her work was presented by the Cleveland Orchestra, IBM, and the World Financial Center.
She was able to broaden her technical experience by studying with Judith Dunn, Bessie Schonberg and Merce Cunningham.
This was followed by five years performing in the early Merce Cunningham Dance Company (1958-1963), and touring with John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg, Merce Cunningham, and five other dancers: Carolyn Brown, Viola Farber, Remy Charlip, Judith Dunn and Steve Paxton.
The MCA Stage has hosted notable dance performers, such as the Trisha Brown Dance Company, most recently in 2011, celebrating the company’s 40th year, Bill T. Jones (2008), and Merce Cunningham (2007); Taub is noted as key player in Chicago’s growth as a dance city.
Art Performs Life: Merce Cunningham/Meredith Monk/Bill T. Jones, a multidisciplinary exhibition, celebrates the Walker's long-term relationships with the artists.