A Master of Nonchalance in Control of His Illusion
Alastair Macaulay
THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Merce talks about Foofwa
In several excerpts from interviews in the MwM Film Library, Merce both reminisces, and inspires anew! In addition, see marvelous rare film of Merce Cunningham teaching class in Chicago in 1961, and dynamic, never before seen footage of Merce teaching Advanced Technique Class almost 50 years later. MCDC dancers Jennifer Goggans, Andrea Weber, and Foofwa d'Imobillitè look back on learning from Merce...
> Watch the video "
The Cunningham Challenge: Doing the Impossible"
Photos of "Au Contraire"
A new creation commissioned to Foofwa d'Imobilité, Au Contraire (an inspiration from the universe of Jean-Luc Godard), was premiered with success at the Festival d'Avignon (19-25 July 2010). Photos of the show are now on the site - see the Au Contraire page.
"Merce-Art Forever!" video installations
See how the "Merce-Art Forever!" videos were installed at the Holland Festival in Amsterdam (8-11 June 2010).
(Photos of the installation with visitors and the complete videos are on the "Merce Art Forever!" page).
> Watch video
Video of "Performance for 3 Avatars"
On May 29, 2010 the "Performance for 3 Avatars" was presented and filmed at the Rolex Learning Center in Lausanne, Switzerland. The performance will be presented again in July at the Festival de la Cité in Lausanne.
> Watch the video of 3 Avatars at Rolex
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