Comments on: Merce Cunningham Dies at 90; How Electronic Music Shaped His Sense of Time

By: Dartanyan

Dartanyan — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:40:27 +0000

Thanks Peter so much for posting his comments. The Black Mountain School was, in a sense, our American Bauhaus of performance art. Just imagine the dance that Michael and Merce are doing right now….;-)

Again, thanx

By: deb

deb — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:39:29 +0000

rhowaldt, ain’t nobody gonna hit you for looking up something that will be wonderful to learn about! he really did some amazing work and the way he thought about his art form has been immensely influential. i accompany a lot of contemporary dance classes here in toronto, mostly with a woman named peggy baker, and listening to her speak about dance and movement over the years—well, let’s just say i wouldn’t be half the musician i am today if i hadn’t started playing for dance. i often tell her that she is one of my most important teachers. if you open your mind, people who think and practice their craft deeply (scientists, musicians, painters, dancers, dammit, taxi drivers even) all tap into something elemental about being in the present moment and seeing into reality deeply. so go forth rhowaldt!

By: rhowaldt

rhowaldt — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:17:39 +0000

if i promise to look into his stuff, will you promise not to hit me when i say i never heard of him?

By: Dwayne Erickson

Dwayne Erickson — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:23:40 +0000

WOW–didn’t hear about Pina Bausch– I love her work as well..

I was fortunate enough to work stage tech crew for Merce Cunningham a few times–the last time, about 4 years ago, he was in a wheelchair, but he still got up and did his bar exercises with his dancers.The man is a true LEGEND in dance and multimedia performance. Visionary and always original. Very sad. The very essence of MODERN.

By: deb

deb — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:16:46 +0000

first pina bausch, now merce cunningham. we’ve had a hard few months in terms of dance artists/visionaries who have influenced a wide variety of art forms and ways of creating. thanks for posting this, peter, and i look forward to looking at that timeline and what you have to say about his collaborations.

By: eisnein

eisnein — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:38:31 +0000

truly a visionary to be remembered and honored. i was fortunate enough to catch the Merce performance with Sigur Ros and Radiohead and will count that as one of the most multi-dimensional inspiring performances i have ever seen. thank you and my best to his family and loved ones.

By: Peter Yumi

Peter Yumi — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:49:19 +0000

Sad day. Merce Cunningham has been an inspiration to millions and will continue to be and inspiration for generations to come.

By: Create Digital Motion » Remembering Merce Cunningham, Digital Motion, and Digital Portraits

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:41:34 +0000

[...] Merce Cunningham has died at 90, having continued to work on innovative new choreography and digital choreography as recently as this year. His age makes that loss no less difficult artistically, and many of us are deeply indebted to his singular sense of time, as I discuss alongside electronic music connections on CDMusic. [...]