MERCE CUNNINGHAM DANCE COMPANY has had a profound impact on American art and the avant-garde since its founding in 1953. Guided by Merce Cunningham’s radical approach to space, time, and technology, the Company forged a distinctive style, reflecting Cunningham’s technique and illuminating the near limitless possibility for human movement. For more than fifty years, MCDC collaborated with groundbreaking artists from all disciplines, redefining the way audiences experience the visual and performing arts. For more a more information on the history of MCDC CLICK HERE. WIth Merce Cunningham's passing in 2009, MCDC embarked on its final, two-year world tour. Launched in February 2010 at the Wexner center in Columbus, Ohio, the Legacy Tour was a celebration of Cunningham's lifetime of artistic achievement, showcasing 18 seminal works from throughout his career - including the revival of seven historic dances - to offer audiences around the world a final opportunity to see Cunningham's choreography performed by the company he personally trained. The Legacy Tour concluded with performances at Park Avenue Armory on New Year's Eve 2011. The fourteen final dancers of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company (seven women and seven men) performed the works of Merce Cunningham with the collaboration of contemporary musicians and visual artists. The activities of the company (rehearsals, performances, residencies, tours) were supported by the Cunningham Dance Foundation (Board of Directors and administration) and by the generosity of government bodies, foundations, corporations, and individual donors. |
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Merce Cunningham Dance Company (1953 - 2011)
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Cédric Andrieux 1998 – 1999 (RUG) 1999 – 2007 Karole Armitage 1975 – 1981 Karen Attix 1975 – 1976 Helen Barrow 1982 – 1993 Kimberly Bartosik 1987 – 1996 Helen Barrow 1982 – 1993 Kimberly Bartosik 1987 – 1996 Jonah Bokaer 2000 – 2007 Lisa Boudreau 1994 – 2008 Ethel Brodsky 1953 Carolyn Brown 1953 – 1972 Shareen Blair Brysac 1961 – 1964 William Burdick 1958 Louise Burns 1970 – 1971 1977 – 1984 Thomas Caley 1992 – 1993 (RUG) 1993 – 2000 Remy Charlip 1950 – 1961 Ashley Chen 2000 – 2003 Michael Cole 1987 – 1989 (RUG) 1989 – 1998 Brandon Collwes 2003 – 2006 (RUG) 2006 – 2011 Ellen Cornfield 1974 – 1983 Dylan Crossman 2007 – 2009 (RUG) 2009 – 2011 Julie Cunningham 2003 – 2004 (RUG) 2004 – 2011 Paige Cunningham 2000 – 2004 William Davis 1963 – 1964 Anita Dencks 1953 – 1955 Emma Desjardins 2004 – 2005 (RUG) 2006 – 2011 Emma Diamond 1988 – 1994 Barbara Dilley 1963 – 1968 Foofwa d’Imobilité (Frédéric Gafner) 1990 – 1991 (RUG) 1991 – 1995 |
Ulysses Dove 1970 – 1973 Douglas Dunn 1969 – 1973 Judith Dunn 1959 - 1973 Meg Eginton 1977 – 1980 Niklas Ek 1966 Karen Fink Radford Eliot 1983 – 1987 Susan Emery 1977 – 1984 Morgan Ensminger 1975 – 1978 Viola Farber 1953 – 1965 / 1970 Holley Farmer 1996 – 1997 (RUG) 1997 – 2009 Maydelle Fason 1996 (RUG) 1997 – 2000 Victoria Finlayson 1984 – 1992 Lisa Fox 1977 – 1980 Jean Freebury 1991 – 1992 (RUG) 1992 – 2003 Lise Friedman 1977 – 1984 Jennifer Goggans 2000 – 2011 Alan Good 1978 – 1994 Neil Greenberg 1980 – 1986 Meg Harper 1968 – 1977 Nanette Hassall 1971 – 1972 Deborah Hay 1964 Susana Hayman-Chaffey 1968 – 1976 Ed Henkel 1971 John Hinrichs 2007 – 2009 (RUG) 2009 – 2011 Karen Bell Kanner 1957 Catherine Kerr 1974 – 1976 1978 – 1988 Bruce King 1955 – 1958 Chris Komar 1972 – 1996 David Kulick 1986 – 1993* Raymond Kurshals 1975 – 1976 Timothy LaFarge 1953 – 1954 |
China Laudisio 1993 – 1997 Judy Lazaroff 1981 – 1983 Joseph Lennon 1978 – 1984 Patricia Lent 1983 (RUG) 1984 – 1993 Barbara Lias 1972 – 1973 Daniel Madoff 2005 – 2007 (RUG) 2007 – 2011 Larissa McGoldrick 1987 – 1993 Brynar Mehl 1972 – 1973 Jo Anne Melsher 1952 – 1954 Rashaun Mitchell 2001 – 2003 (RUG) 2004 – 2011 Koji Minato 1998 – 2009 Matthew Mohr 1994 – 2000 Jack Moore 1960 Deborah Moscowitz 1953 Charles Moulton 1974 – 1976 Marcie Munnerlyn 2002 – 2004 (RUG) 2004 – 2011 Emily Navar 1989 – 1992 (RUG), 1990 – 1991 Sandra Neels 1963 – 1973 Krista Nelson 2008 – 2010 (RUG) 2010 – 2011 Dennis O’Connor 1986 – 1989 Banu Ogan 1992 – 1993 (RUG) 1993 – 2000 Steve Paxton 1961 – 1964 Jared Phillips 1993 – 1998 Marianne Preger-Simon 1950 – 1958 Susan Quinn 1981 – 1987 Albert Reid 1964 – 1968 Rob Remley 1978 – 1987 Silas Riener 2007 – 2011 Yseult Riopelle 1966 – 1967 Daniel Roberts 2000 – 2005 |
Chase Robinson 1968 – 1972 Julie Roess-Smith 1973 – 1977 Glen Rumsey 1992 – 1993 (RUG) 1993 – 1999 Mandy Kirschner Salva 2000 – 2003 Kristy Santimyer-Melita 1985 – 1989 Randall Sanderson 1988 – 1990 (RUG) 1990 – 1992 Peter Saul 1965 – 1967 Kevin Schroder 1985 – 1986 Jamie Scott 2007 – 2009 (RUG) 2009 – 2011 Jim Self 1977 – 1979 Valda Setterfield 1961 / 1965 – 1975 Jeff Slayton 1968 – 1970 Gus Solomons Jr. 1965 – 1968 Daniel Squire 1996 – 1998 (RUG) 1998 – 2009 Jeannie Steele 1990 – 1993 (RUG) 1993 – 2005 Cynthia Stone 1957 – 1958 Megan Walker Straight 1980 – 1986 Derry Swan 1996 – 2004 Robert Swinston 1980 – 2011 Paul Taylor 1953 – 1954 Carol Teitelbaum 1984 – 1986 (RUG) 1986 – 1993 Cheryl Therrien 1992 – 1993 (RUG) 1993 – 2003 Melissa Toogood 2005 – 2008 (RUG) 2008 – 2011 Dan Wagoner 1959 Jenifer Weaver 1988 – 1989 (RUG) 1989 – 1996 Andrea Weber 2002 – 2004 (RUG) 2004 – 2011 Mel Wong 1968 – 1972 Marilyn Wood 1958 – 1963 Robert Wood 1988 – 1991 |
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THE EARLY YEARS Dancers who worked with Merce Cunningham before the formation of the Company Ronne Aul 1952 Phyllis Backer 1952 Dorothy Berea 1947 – 1950 Helaine Berley 1952 Patricia Birch 1944 Marlise Bok 1944 Sudie Bond 1950 – 1952 Virginia Bosler 1946 – 1947 Shirley Broughton 1947 Joan Frederiksen 1944 Ben Garber 1952 Betty Koerber Glover 1944 |
Eleanor Goff 1947 Els Grelinger 1944 François Canton 1950 Adelaide Case 1952 Mili Churchill 1947 – 1951 Jean Cummings 1944 Leora Dana 1944 Jean Erdman 1942 – 1943 Joanne Finkelor 1952 Sara Hamill 1947 – 1948 Julie Harris 1944 Martha Hindle 1944 Connie Kuhni 1944 George Lang 1944 Patricia Lawrence 1944 |
Tanaquil LeClerq 1949 – 1950 Louise Lippold 1948 Katherine Litz 1946 Olga Lunick 1947 Judith Martin 1947 Pat McBride 1950 Donald McKayle 1952 Milorad Miskovitch 1949 Natanya Neumann 1952 – 1953 Betty Nichols 1949 Fawn Pickett 1944 Naima Wallenrod Prevots 1952 Rachel Rosenthal 1950 Greta Rosenzweig 1952 Stanton Schmutz 1944 |
Joan Skinner 1952 – 1953 Vivian Steinberg 1944 Virginia Tanner 1944
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