Topic: Martha Graham

AP News | 2009-07-27 21:00:26
Avant-garde dancer, choreographer Merce Cunningham dies at age 90 in NYC

Choreographer and dancer Merce Cunningham was hailed Monday as a revolutionary artist who remade the very definition of dance. Cunningham — who was still working as he marked his 90th birthday just 3 1/2 months ago — died on Sunday at his Manhattan home, said Leah Sandals, spokeswoman for the ...

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AP News | 2009-01-26 17:13:02
American dance company creates global online video contest linked to today's news

This year, news headlines will turn into dance — on the Internet. The Martha Graham Dance Company is launching a global competition challenging anyone who's cyber-savvy to transform the late choreographer's masterpiece, "Clytemnestra," into an online video. The hitch: picking a "celebrity" from Clytemnestra's Greek ...

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Merce Cunningham

Encyclopedia Britannica | 2009-07-27 12:21:52

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