Merce Cunningham Dance
Saturday, January 31, 2009
8:00 p.m.
PlayhouseSquare
“American dance currently has no finer or more constantly rewarding export.”
–New York Times
Merce Cunningham (b. 1919), one of the most important modern dancers of this century, is widely recognized as the greatest living choreographer. This seminal dance company performs Second Hand, Cunningham’s much lauded 1970 work, along with more recent works. Second Hand advanced his reputation for exploring the relationship between dance and music through collaborations with contemporary visual artists and musicians. This influential work features costumes by renowned visual artist Jasper Johns and a score by John Cage, Cunningham’s longtime collaborator and close artistic colleague. Tickets $60–$25.
Co-presented with DanceCleveland.
www.merce.org