Biography
Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years.
Filmography
all 35
Movies 33
self 19
Director 3
TV Shows 2
Choreographer
August Pace 1989-2019 (2023)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023)
Movie
Archival Footage
Cunningham (2019)
Movie
Self
Dance Rebels: A Story of Modern Dance (2015)
Movie
Self
Never Stand Still (2012)
Movie
Choreographer
Ocean (2010)
Movie
Actor
Craneway Event (2009)
Movie
Self
Breath Made Visible: Anna Halprin (2009)
Movie
Self
Jack Mitchell: My Life Is Black and White (2006)
Movie
Himself
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance (2001)
Movie
Choreographer
Beach Birds for Camera (1992)
Movie
Self - Interviewee
Cage/Cunningham (1991)
Movie
Self (Charlie Rose archive footage 4/6/95)
Charlie Rose (1991)
TV
Self - Choreographer
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It (1990)
Movie
Self
Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint (1989)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
All Star Video (1985)
Movie
Choreographer
Coast Zone (1984)
Movie
Self
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell (1984)
Movie
Choreographer
Channels/Inserts (1981)
Movie
Choreographer
Locale (1980)
Movie
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
TV
Merce by Merce by Paik (1978)
Movie
Director
Westbeth (1975)
Movie
Self
Assemblage (1968)
Movie
Self
498 Third Avenue (1968)
Movie
Self
John Cage (1966)
Movie
Dancer
Variations V (1966)
Movie
Self
Antic Meet (1964)
Movie
Dancer / Director
Night Wandering (1964)
Movie
Self
Merce Cunningham (1962)
Movie
Dancer
Appalachian Spring (1944)
Movie
Self
Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
Movie
Director
Changing Steps
Movie
Choreographer
BIPED
Movie
Exchange
Movie
Ratings
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1975
1989
1984
2023
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1919-04-16
Deathday2009-07-26 (90 years old)
Birth NameMercier Philip Cunningham
Birth PlaceCentralia, United States of America
RelationshipsJohn Cage (1940-01-01 - 1992-08-12)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsMercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham, Mercier Philip Cunningham
AwardsCapezio Dance Award, Medal of the City of Paris, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Kennedy Center Honors, Handel Medallion, MacArthur Fellows Program, Officer of the Legion of Honour, National Dance Awards, Library of Congress Living Legend, Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production, Isadora Duncan Dance Awards, Guggenheim Fellowship, The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, Praemium Imperiale, Edward MacDowell Medal, Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, Sacem Awards, Bessie Award, National Medal of Arts
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