Merce Cunningham Movies
- 1990
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It01990HD
This 56-minute documentary on America's most controversial and unique composer manages to cover a great many aspects of Cage's work and thought. His...
- 2023
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV6.82023HD
The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an...
- 2019
Cunningham
Cunningham6.52019HD
The iconic Merce Cunningham and the last generation of his dance company is profiled in Alla Kovgan's 3D documentary, through recreations of his...
- 1980
Locale
Locale01980HD
Locale was designed to explore the possibilities of moving cameras and moving dancers in a film. Filmed at the Merce Cunningham Studio, Westbeth, New...
- 1984
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell8.11984HD
In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the hands of Big Brother. Right at the start of the...
- 1979
Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective
Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective01979HD
This film includes important examples of the Robert Rauschenberg's diverse and extraordinary accomplishments, tracing his development from his...
- 1992
Beach Birds for Camera
Beach Birds for Camera01992HD
Cunningham said of his choreography for "Beach Birds", “It is all based on individual physical phrasing. The dancers don’t have to be...
- 1968
498 Third Avenue
498 Third Avenue01968HD
Observational documentary about the Merce Cunningham Dance Company rehearsing throughout the summer of 1967 in New York.
- 1944
Appalachian Spring
Appalachian Spring61944HD
A multi-character dance drama
- 1978
Merce by Merce by Paik
Merce by Merce by Paik6.51978HD
Merce by Merce by Paik is a two-part tribute to choreographer Merce Cunningham and artist Marcel Duchamp. The first section, “Blue Studio: Five...
- 2010
Ocean
Ocean5.52010HD
John Cage’s original concept of Ocean, in 1991, was for a dance to be performed in a circular space, with the audience surrounding the dancers,...
- 1970
Exchange
Exchange01970HD
Atlas' 2013 film Exchange is based on the 1978 dance piece of the same name by legendary dancer/choreographer Merce Cunningham. Atlas created the...
- 1968
Assemblage
Assemblage51968HD
A feature length film from acclaimed dance choreographer Merce Cunningham.
- 1966
John Cage
John Cage01966HD
Experimental composer John Cage tours Europe with The Merce Cunningham Dance Company in 1966.
- 1981
Channels/Inserts
Channels/Inserts01981HD
This work was a dance shot for film at the Cunningham studio. Staging for Channels/Inserts was divided among the main studio, the small studio and...
- 1985
All Star Video
All Star Video6.51985HD
A compilation of avant-garde artwork and talent of the mid to late 20th century hosted by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
- 1984
Coast Zone
Coast Zone01984HD
Coast Zone […] explores the use of deep-focus, contrasting background figures (often in motion) with those in the foreground (sometimes in...
- 1966
Variations V
Variations V01966HD
A multi-media event with choreographed dance, mobile decor, variable lighting, multiple film projection, and live-electronic music activated by the...
- 1964
Night Wandering
Night Wandering01964HD
Paradoxically described by Walter Sorell as "a tender lullaby of love" and by Richard Buckle as "cold and menacing, the courtship of the Macbeths,"...
- 2001
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
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A history of the work of Merce Cunningham.