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 38
Movies 36
self 23
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
Choreographer
Ocean (2010)
Movie
Self - Choreographer
Robert Rauschenberg: Man at Work (1997)
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 (archive footage)
All Star Video (1985)
Movie
Choreographer
Coast Zone (1984)
Movie
Choreographer
Channels/Inserts (1981)
Movie
Choreographer
Locale (1980)
Movie
Director
Westbeth (1975)
Movie
Dancer
Variations V (1966)
Movie
Dancer / Director
Night Wandering (1964)
Movie
Director
Changing Steps
Movie
Choreographer
BIPED
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1919-04-16
Deathday2009-07-26 (90 years old)
Birth NameMercier Philip Cunningham
Birth PlaceCentralia, Washington, USA
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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