Merce Cunningham, Nearly Ninety - Exposiciones de arte efímero y arquitectura

· Set Design for dance show ·
Merce Cunningham Dance Company, 2009
Brooklyn Academy of Theater (BAM), New York
Teatros del Canal, Madrid
Barbican Theater, London

In celebration of Cunningham’s 90th birthday, Nearly Ninety premiered at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 16, 2009. Consisting mostly of solos, duets and trios, Alistair Macaulay of the New York Times described the choreography for Nearly Ninety as, “one of Mr. Cunningham’s most poetic cornucopias.” Much of the choreography focuses on human interaction and independence, as two dancers often meet without facing each other, challenging the traditional duet. The music was composed and performed by John Paul Jones, Takehisa Kosugi and Sonic Youth. Italian architect Benedetta Tagliabue designed the décor–a metallic structure standing at twenty-two feet, which was illuminated in bright colors, with videos by Franc Aleu projected onto it.

Location  New York, Madrid, London
Year  2009
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Coreographer  Merce Cunningham
Stage Design Benedetta Tagliabue
Video Franc Aleu
Music Takehisa Kosugi, John Paul Jones, Sonic Youth
Stage Design Assistant  Beatriz Minguez de Molina
Performers  Brandon Collwes, Julie Cunningham, Emma Desjardins, Holley Farmer, Jennifer Goggans, Daniel Madoff, Rashaun Mitchell, Koji Mizuta, Marcie Munnerlyn, Silas Riener, Daniel Squire, Melissa Toogood, Andrea Weber

Premiere Venue BAM, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York. April 16th 2009
Other Venues Teatros del Canal, Madrid / Barbican Theater, London