What distinguished Cunningham from all other great choreographers was the degree of his inclusiveness. He invented dance movements that were modern and new, but even more revolutionary was the way he placed them in the world in which we lived.
Cunningham could never take his eyes off the street, and the dynamic that we all witness everyday is what he embraced. And he proved that music, costumes, set designs, lighting and sound could all exist independently on stage, just like they do in our lives, so long as there is a general shared aesthetic.
- LA TIMES/-- Mark Swed-- oct. 29/2009
Photo: The Merce Cunningham memorial "Events" at the Park Avenue Armory in New York .
Credit: Stephanie Berger / Merce Cunningham Dance Company
