In honor of Merce Cunningham’s centennial, New York City Ballet took on one of Cunningham’s beloved works, Summerspace. Last night, Adrian Danchig-Waring, Andrew Veyette, Sara Adams, and Abi Stafford embodied the Cunningham technique in this spacious work that was last performed two decades ago. See the NYCB rarity only two more times tomorrow afternoon and evening. Stop by the box office or pick up tickets here: nycballet.com/balanchinecunningham | New York City Ballet

La Técnica Cunningham fue creada por Merce Cunningham 🩰 para proporcionar una forma de entrenamiento diferente a los bailarines de su compañía. Uno de sus conceptos clave es "crear fuerza y ​​flexibilidad en el cuerpo y la mente" La técnica de Cunningham desafía la capacidad de un bailarín para cambiar de dirección dentro del cuerpo y en el espacio, amplía la longitud y la amplitud del brazo y puede invocar una sensación de poder interno, que se puede utilizar para fortalecer la actuación de cu

Choreographer Merce Cunningham’s “Scenario” premiered at the BAM on October 14th, 1997 as a collaboration with Rei Kawakubo. Kawakubo explained, “When the natural movements of dance are repelled and refuted, you get new forms.” See excerpts of “Scenario” in “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between,” on view through September 4th. http://met.org/2sk8RAl | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Over seven decades, Merce Cunningham reshaped dance into a new kind of art form, deeply influencing visual art, film, and music along the way. Through an embrace of technology, a fascination with the creative potentials of chance, and a dedication to cross-disciplinary explorations with artists including John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg, Marcel Duchamp, and others, he became the 20th century's most influential choreographer. In conjunction with the exhibition Merce Cunningham: Common Time, we look