Merce Cunningham: The Modernizing of Modern Dance

Roger Copeland

Taylor & Francis, Jan 8, 2004 - Performing Arts - 320 pages

A complete study of the life and work of this seminal choreographer. Cunningham and his company remain active, with performances around the worldWill appeal to dance, theater, performance art, and American culture fans

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The only extant book-length, critical monograph about Cunningham's work, I recommend this to dance enthusiasts interested in a thoughtful orientation of his dances in the context of dance and art ...

About the author

Roger Copeland is Professor of Theater and Dance at Oberlin College. He is coeditor of the widely used anthology What is Dance? His essays about dance, theater, and film have appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, The Village Voice, and many other publications including The Encyclopedia of Dance and Ballet.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Merce Cunningham: The Modernizing of Modern Dance
• Author: Roger Copeland
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 2004
• ISBN: 0203641981, 9780203641989
• Length: 320 pages
• Subjects: Performing Arts / Dance / Modern