Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance

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Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance

2001

1h 30m

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Overview

A history of the work of Merce Cunningham.

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12 members

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Merce Cunningham

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Mikhail Baryshnikov

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Earle Brown

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Meredith Monk

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Richard Alston

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Bénédicte Pesle

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Joan Acocella

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David Behrman

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Carolyn Brown

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Gavin Bryars

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Gordon Mumma

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Robert Rauschenberg

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