Acting

Merce Cunningham

April 16, 1919 — July 26, 2009Centralia, Washington, USA

Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years.

Known for

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978

Nova '78

2026

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

2023

Sistine Chapel

1993

Cunningham

2019

Appalachian Spring

1944

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

1984

John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It

1990

498 Third Avenue

1968

All Star Video

1985

Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

1979

Antic Meet

1964

Merce by Merce by Paik

1978

Points in Space

1987

Assemblage

1968

Merce Cunningham

1962

Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance

2001

John Cage

1966

Variations V

1966