Tag Archives: Merce Cunningham Trust

What to See This Week (February 4-11): The New Charles Atlas Film of Merce Cunningham’s ‘Exchange’

Over the course of four decades, Charles Atlas documented Merce Cunningham’s choreography through dozens of radically innovative films, and now, thanks to footage recently rediscovered by the Cunningham Trust, audiences will see another. This Thursday, February 7, at Electronic Arts … Continue reading

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So Close Yet So Far Apart: Merce Cunningham’s ‘Place’ Revived by Sandra Neels at the City Center Studios

Merce Cunningham’s choreography can be ambiguous, mysterious, and uniquely beautiful, so to see a Cunningham work just once, as I did a number of times during his company’s final year before disbandment, can be bittersweet. On June 8, however, an … Continue reading

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