MERCE CUNNINGHAM: MONDAYS WITH MERCE # 2: DANCING FOR MERCE

Holley Farmer, a member of the Company for more than a decade, on dancing for Merce. Footage of her signature solo from Cunningham’s “Loose Time“ performed in front of a Robert Rauschenberg backdrop as part of a “MiniEvent.“ Film from the Mondays with Merce Film Library of Merce teaching the company, and an interview in which Merce answers the question, “Does Dance Need Music?“ Last, with Sigur Rós and Radiohead performing original scores, Cunningham’s “Split Sides,“ in an excerpt from a film of that dance by Charles Atlas. MERCE CUNNINGHAM (1919-2009) was a leader of the American avant-garde throughout his seventy year career and is considered one of the most important choreographers of his time. Through much of his life, he was also one of the greatest American dancers. With an artistic career distinguished by constant innovation, Cunningham expanded the frontiers not only of dance, but also of contemporary visual and performing arts. Many