Merce Cunningham Dance Company

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dance company modern dance company

Merce Cunningham Dance Company was an influential American modern dance troupe renowned for its innovative choreography, experimental use of music and chance procedures, and collaborations with leading contemporary artists.

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Merce Cunningham Dance Company canonical 2

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instanceOf dance company ⓘ
modern dance company ⓘ
artisticDirector Merce Cunningham NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedIn New York City ⓘ
coFounder John Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ
collaboratedWith Andy Warhol NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brian Eno NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bruce Nauman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Charles Atlas NERFINISHED ⓘ
David Tudor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ernesto Neto NERFINISHED ⓘ
Frank Stella NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gordon Mumma NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jasper Johns NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mark Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ
Radiohead NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rei Kawakubo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Robert Rauschenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roy Lichtenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sigur Rós NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolved 2011 ⓘ
founded 1953 ⓘ
foundedBy Merce Cunningham NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre contemporary dance ⓘ
modern dance ⓘ
hasNotableWork Antic Meet NERFINISHED ⓘ
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Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
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Second Hand NERFINISHED ⓘ
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Suite for Five NERFINISHED ⓘ
Summerspace NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation New York City ⓘ
influenced contemporary choreography worldwide ⓘ
postmodern dance ⓘ
influencedBy John Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ
Merce Cunningham NERFINISHED ⓘ
movement American modern dance ⓘ
notableFor collaborations with contemporary artists ⓘ
experimental use of music ⓘ
independent relationship between dance and music ⓘ
innovative choreography ⓘ
use of chance procedures ⓘ
use of computer technology in choreography ⓘ
parentOrganization Merce Cunningham Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ
touringActivity international touring company ⓘ
usedTool DanceForms NERFINISHED ⓘ
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Merce Cunningham → founded → Merce Cunningham Dance Company ⓘ
Merce Cunningham → employer → Merce Cunningham Dance Company ⓘ