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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Noland, Carrie (1958-....)
Titre(s) : Merce Cunningham [Texte imprimé] : after the arbitrary / Carrie Noland
Publication : Chicago [Ill.] : the University of Chicago press, 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (260 p.) : ill. ; 26 cm
Note(s) : Bibiogr. p. [239]-254
One of the most influential choreographers of the twentieth century, Merce Cunningham
is known for introducing chance to dance. Far too often, however, accounts of Cunningham's
work have neglected its full scope, focusing on his collaborations with the visionary
composer John Cage or insisting that randomness was the singular goal of his choreography.
In this book, the first dedicated to the complete arc of Cunningham's career, Carrie
Noland brings new insight to this transformative artist's philosophy and career, providing
a fresh perspective on his artistic process while exploring aspects of his choreographic
practice never studied before. Examining a rich and previously unseen archive that
includes photographs, film footage, and unpublished writing by Cunningham, Noland
counters prior understandings of Cunningham's influential embrace of the unintended,
demonstrating that Cunningham in fact set limits on the role chance played in his
dances. Drawing on Cunningham's written and performed work, Noland reveals that Cunningham
introduced variables before the chance procedure was applied and later shaped and
modified the chance results. Chapters explore his relation not only to Cage, but also
Marcel Duchamp, Robert Rauschenberg, James Joyce, and Bill T. Jones. Ultimately, Noland
shows that Cunningham approached movement as more than "movement in itself," and that
his work in fact enacted archetypal human dramas. This remarkable book will forever
change our appreciation of the choreographer's work and legacy
Sujet(s) : Cunningham, Merce (1919-2009) -- Critique et interprétation
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 978-0-226-54124-2. - ISBN 0-226-54124-X (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb458547908
Notice n° :
FRBNF45854790
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Recycling the readymade: Marcel Duchamp and the rendez-vous in Walkaround Time ;
Summerspace: the body in writing ; Nine permanent emotions and Sixteen Dances: drama
in Cunningham ; "Passion in slow motion": Suite for Five and the photographic impulse
; Bound and unbound: the reconstruction of Crises ; The ethnics of vaudeville, the
rhythms of Roaratorio ; Buddhism in the theatre.
