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Dancing with Merce Cunningham by Marianne Preger-Simon; Stuart Hodes; Alastair Macaulay is a performing arts available to read on EtoBox.

What is Dancing with Merce Cunningham about?

Dancing with Merce Cunningham is a buoyant, captivating memoir of a talented dancers lifelong friendship with one of the choreographic geniuses of our time. Marianne Preger-Simons story opens amid the explosion of artistic creativity that followed World War II. While immersed in the vibrant arts scene of postwar Paris during a college year abroad, Preger-Simon was so struck by Merce Cunninghams unconventional dance style that she joined his classes in New York. She soon became an important member of his brand new dance troupeand a constant friend. Through her experiences in the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Preger-Simon offers a rare account of exactly how Cunningham taught and interacted with his students. She describes the puzzled reactions of audiences to the novel non-narrative choreography of the companys debut performances. She touches on Cunninghams quicksilver temperamentlamenting his early frustrations with obscurity and the discomfort she suspects he endured in concealing his homosexuality and partnership with composer John Cageyet she celebrates above all his dependable charm, kindness, and engagement. She also portrays the comradery among the companys dancers, designe

Who reads Dancing with Merce Cunningham?

Author

Marianne Preger-Simon; Stuart Hodes; Alastair Macaulay

Publisher

Gainesville: University Press of Florida

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813064857

Category

performing arts

Subjects

Anthropology, Social_sciences

Rating

4.4 / 5 (6 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14